Contents:
- Latest situation
- Bird flu guidance
- Risk levels
- Bird flu webinars
- Free-range and organic status
- Defra policies and contingency plans
- Bird flu legislation
Latest situation
There have been 91 confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in England since 1 October 2022.
There have been 225 cases of (HPAI) H5N1 in England since the H5N1 outbreak started in October 2021.
Check if you are in a bird flu disease zone on the map.
If you're in a bird flu disease zone you must follow the rules for that zone.
Update 3 November
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 3 November 2022 at a:
- fifteenth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- second premises near Halesworth, East Suffolk, Suffolk
A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone are in place around each of the premises. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was also confirmed in non-commercial other captive birds at a premises near Lancaster, Lancashire. A 3km Captive Bird (Monitoring) Controlled Zone is in place around the premises. All birds on the premises will be humanely culled.
Update 2 November
Mandatory housing measures for all poultry and captive birds are to be introduced to all areas of England from 00:01 on Monday 7 November.
The housing measures legally require all bird keepers to keep their birds indoors and to follow stringent biosecurity measures to help protect their flocks from the disease, regardless of type or size.
This will extend the mandatory housing measures already in force in the hot spot area of Suffolk, Norfolk and parts of Essex to the whole of England, following an increase in the national risk of bird flu in wild birds to very high.
