Overview
- DEFRA confirmed HPAI H5N1 at a commercial site near Lakenheath in Suffolk, following recent detections near Bedale in North Yorkshire and at two premises near Penrith in Cumbria.
- Authorities established 3km protection zones and 10km surveillance zones around affected sites, with all poultry on infected premises to be humanely culled and movements tightly controlled.
- The Welsh Government declared a Protection Zone in Denbighshire near Cynwyd and Llandrillo, introducing additional surveillance and housing requirements for kept birds.
- UKHSA and the Food Standards Agency state the risk to human health and to food safety remains very low, though surveillance and biosecurity measures continue.
- Farm leaders in East Anglia and beyond are urging temporary housing orders ahead of the Christmas season, as local sites tighten precautions, including closures at Rhug Estate and inspections around Lancashire’s Martin Mere.