Animal Plant Health Agency
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This report is produced by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA ). It is updated regularly with findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ) often referred to as bird flu in wild birds in Great Britain. Updates are recorded in calendar weeks (for example, week 1 is the first week in January).
These are findings of avian influenza from our ongoing routine surveillance for avian influenza in wild birds. This surveillance is made up of patrols by wild bird reserve wardens and collections of found-dead wild birds reported to us by members of the public. This data only represents cases where birds have tested positive for avian influenza.
Find out when to report dead wild birds and how to report them .
Published 30 December 2016
Last updated 25 November 2024
+show all updates 25 November 2024 Updated the 2024 list of confirmed cases of bird flu in wild birds: added data for week 47.
15 November 2024 Updated the 2024 list of confirmed cases of bird flu in wild birds: added data for week 46.
11 November 2024 Updated the 2024 list of confirmed cases of bird flu in wild birds: added data for week 45.
1 November 2024 Updated the document 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024'
28 October 2024 Updated the 2024 list of confirmed cases of bird flu in wild birds: added data for week 43.
21 October 2024 Updated the 2024 list of confirmed cases of bird flu in wild birds: added data for week 42.
14 October 2024 Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024 data updated to week 41.
8 October 2024 Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024 data updated to week 40.
30 September 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 39.
19 September 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 38.
16 September 2024 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 37.
11 September 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 36.
30 August 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 35.
27 August 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 34.
16 August 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 33.
5 August 2024 Updated the list of confirmed cases of bird flu in wild birds - added data for week 31, 2024.
29 July 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 30.
19 July 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 29.
11 July 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list - data updated to week 28.
22 April 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list with data for week 16.
5 April 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list with data for week 13.
25 March 2024 Updated the 'Avian influenza in wild birds: 2024' list with data for week 12.
19 March 2024
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