• H7N7 avian flu confirmed in Lancashire
    This morning a case of H7N7 avian flu was confirmed on a Lancashire chicken farm near Preston. This is the same strain that caused an outbreak at a farm in Hampshire in February. Further detail on the...
  • Bird flu
    We don't hear much about bird flu - possibly better called poultry flu - these days. A few years ago the media were full of it and how it might threaten the poultry industry here in the UK and elsewhere...
  • H5N1 Avian Influenza in Suffolk
    The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been confirmed in turkeys on premises near Diss on the Norfolk/ Suffolk border. The premises also house ducks and geese. Contingency plans have...
  • H5N8 avian influenza confirmed
    Defra animal health laboratory has confirmed that the outbreak in East Yorkshire is the H5N8 strain. This is the same strain as that which has caused outbreaks among poultry in Germany and the Netherlands...
  • H5 Avian Influenza in Suffolk
    H5 avian influenza has been confirmed in turkeys on premises near Diss on the Norfolk/ Suffolk border. The precise identity of the virus is yet to be confirmed. The premises also house ducks and geese...