Animal Plant Health Agency
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Contents:
- Latest situation
- All bird flu cases and disease zones
- Bird flu guidance
- Bird gatherings
- Vaccines
- Latest GOV.UK news stories
- Risk levels and outbreak assessments
- Wild birds
- Mammals
- Bird flu webinars
- Defra policies and contingency plans
- Bird flu legislation
Latest situation
Take action to prevent bird flu and stop it spreading. Be vigilant for signs of disease and report it to keep your birds safe.
1 December 2024
Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around the premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/02), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.
17 November 2024
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, St. Ives, Cornwall (AIV 2024/03). All poultry on the infected premises will be humanely culled. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place surrounding the premises.
Further to the recent detections of HPAI H5N5 in both wild and kept birds in England, this is the first confirmation of HPAI H5N1 in kept birds this season and follows recent detections of HPAI H5N1 in wild birds both in the South West of England and in continental Europe.
Check if youre in abird flu disease zone on the map.
If youre in a bird flu disease control zone you mustfollow the rules for that zoneand check if you need alicence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals.
Practicing good biosecurity at all times protects the health and welfare of your birds and for commercial keepers will help protect your business fromHPAIand other diseases.
Find outwhat you can do to prevent bird flu and stop it spreadingandhow to spot and report it in poultry or other captive birds.
All bird flu cases and disease control zones
The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N5 of the current outbreak was confirmed in England on the 5 November 2024.
The first case of HPAI H5N1 of the current outbreak was confirmed in England on the 17 November 2024.
Whilst there have been no cases of HPAI confirmed in Wales or Scotland during this outbreak. In line with World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) rules, Great Britain is no longer free from highly pathogenic avian influenza.
No cases of HPAI have been confirmed in Northern Ireland this season and Northern Ireland continues to have WOAH self-declared zonal freedom from highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Finddetails of all bird flu cases and disease zones in England.
The table below lists the number of cases ofHPAI during the currentoutbreak.
| Country | HPAI H5N5 | HPAI H5N1 |
|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 |
The last outbreak of HPAI in poultry and other captive birds in the UK occurred on 14 February 2024.
Finddetails of previous bird flu cases and disease zones in England.
Find details of previous bird flucases in Scotland,cases in Walesandcases in Northern Ireland.
Find details and assessments of past outbreaks in Great Britain in the Animal and Plant Health Agencys outbreak epidemiology reports.
Bird flu guidance
Find out how to:
- spot and report bird flu in poultry and other captive birds
- report dead wild birds
- prevent bird flu and stop it spreading
- follow the rules in disease zones
- check if you need a movement licence and how to apply
- house your birds safely
- follow the rules if you keep racing pigeons, birds of prey and other captive birds
- hold a bird gathering
You can read guidance about:
- how to keep other pets safe from bird flu, such as cats and dogs
- how bird flu spreads in wild birds and wild mammals, and how the government monitors it
- avian influenza (bird flu) vaccination
Bird gatherings
Gatherings of all types of poultry and other captive birds including gatherings of anseriformes (ducks, geese and swans) are currently permitted. You need to follow therequirements of the poultry gathering general licenceand notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) at least 7 days before the event.
You can read the updated risk assessment on the likelihood of spread