Overview
- Mandatory housing takes effect on Thursday, November 6, across England for poultry and captive birds.
- Authorities report 23 UK outbreaks since October 1, including 19 in England, with new cases in North Yorkshire, Devon and among captive birds in East Sussex.
- APHA previously confirmed large commercial infections near Cynwyd, Penrith and Bedale, and placed affected sites under 3 km Protection and 10 km Surveillance Zones.
- Keepers with fewer than 50 birds are exempt if products are for personal use, while a nationwide Prevention Zone requires strict biosecurity measures.
- European cases are rising across more countries than in at least a decade, and WHO says human risk remains low but warrants close monitoring for spread to mammals.