The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) reports that highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, otherwise known as bird flu, has been confirmed at a premises near Rosudgeon, St Ives, Cornwall.
All poultry on the infected premises will be humanely culled. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place surrounding the premises.
Further to the recent detections of HPAI H5N5 in both wild and kept birds in England, this is the first confirmation of the HPAI H5N1 strain in kept birds this season and follows recent detections of HPAI H5N1 in wild birds both in the South West of England and in continental Europe.
The APHA urges all bird keepers to ‘remain vigilant and follow stringent biosecurity measures to prevent future outbreaks’.
More information is available on GOV.UK.
Definitive requirements are set out in the published declarations for each disease control zone currently in force. More information is available on GOV.UK
You can also check if specific areas are in a zone by using the following avian influenza interactive map.
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Further reading: First case of bird flu confirmed in poultry in England this autumn
