Overview
- Ireland confirmed H5N1 in commercial turkey flocks in County Carlow and near Kells, Co Meath, with 3km protection and 10km surveillance zones in place around the infected sites.
- A compulsory housing order for all poultry and captive birds in Ireland takes effect on 10 November, following new biosecurity requirements introduced earlier this month.
- England expanded mandatory housing to all regions from 6 November for keepers with more than 50 birds or those selling eggs or poultry products, with an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone already active across Great Britain.
- UK surveillance recorded further detections, including HPAI H5N1 at a large commercial premises in North Norfolk and a positive test in a dead buzzard in Wiltshire, as North Yorkshire activated its Notifiable Disease Action Plan.
- Health agencies state the risk to the public is very low and properly cooked poultry is safe, while farmers warn that further outbreaks could disrupt Christmas turkey supplies if the situation worsens.