Avian influenza H5N1 in Britain
Since 1 October 2021, HPAI H5N1 events in wild birds have been reported at 35 different locations across GB. In addition, to 22 November, there have been 15 confirmed report cases of HPAI H5N1 in domestic poultry or captive birds made up of six confirmed cases in backyard premises, two cases in commercial (layer/broiler) chickens, four in finishing turkeys, and one case in breeding turkeys. There have been two cases of HPAI H5N1 confirmed in captive birds in wildlife/rescue sanctuaries. Thirteen of the cases occurred in England and one each in Scotland and Wales.
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Date |
Location |
Affected birds |
No of birds |
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21/11 |
Thirsk, Hambleton, North Yorkshire |
Fattening turkeys |
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21/11 |
Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk |
Small flock |
Chickens and turkeys |
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21/11 |
North Fambridge, Maldon, Essex |
Small flock |
Geese, chickens, ducks |
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21/11 |
Mouldsworth, Cheshire West & Chester, Cheshire |
Fattening turkeys |
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21/11 |
Copeland in Cumbria |
Commercial free range laying hens |
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19/11 |
Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Backyard ducks |
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19/11 |
Willington, South Derbyshire |
Fattening turkeys |
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12/11 |
Kirkham in Lancashire |
Backyard poultry |
30 chickens, 48 domestic ducks and 4 geese |
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10/11 |
Leeming Bar in North Yorkshire |
Laying hens |
128,000 |
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09/11 |
Salwick in Lancashire |
Fattening turkeys |
1,390 |
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02/11 |
Near Alcester in Warwickshire |
Small commercial flock |
31 turkeys and 19 chickens |
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31/10 |
Frinton-on-Sea in Essex |
Animal sanctuary: mixed species |
10 geese, 20 chickens and 15 guinea fowl. |
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30/10 |
Near Arbroath, Angus - Scotland |
Mixed backyard flock |
16 chickens, 20 guinea fowl and 12 ducks |
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29/10 |
Chirk, Wales |
Backyard poultry |
12 |
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15/10 |
Droitwich in Worcestershire |
Rescue centre |
Rescued wild swans (adults and young), rescued and captive geese, ducks and chickens. |
