Overview
- Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed on January 8 at a commercial poultry premises near Newark-on-Trent.
- A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone were declared around the site, with all birds on the farm to be humanely culled.
- This is the third infected premises near Newark in two weeks, following confirmed cases on December 26 and December 30.
- Barnsley Council reported two DEFRA-confirmed infected wild birds at a reservoir and nearby country park, with a do-not-touch warning for the public.
- Officials advise reporting suspected cases in captive birds to DEFRA’s Rural Services Helpline (03000 200 301) and dead wild birds to 03459 33 55 77, as other recent detections were noted in Scotland and Somerset.