Overview
- Ireland’s compulsory housing order for all poultry and captive birds is now in force following confirmed outbreaks on commercial turkey farms in Carlow and near Kells, with 3km protection and 10km surveillance zones in place.
- APHA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in commercial poultry near Hallow in Worcestershire, triggering 3km and 10km disease control zones and planned humane culling.
- Defra confirmed additional H5N1 cases at commercial premises near Feltwell and Attleborough in Norfolk, with statutory protection and surveillance zones and full flock culls ordered.
- A separate H5N1 case near Welshpool led APHA to declare 3km and 10km zones, reinforcing movement restrictions and reporting requirements for local keepers.
- Great Britain remains under an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone requiring strict hygiene for keepers with more than 50 birds and sellers of poultry products, and authorities advise not handling dead or sick wild birds as the risk to the public remains very low.