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Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
The symptoms, diagnosis, management and epidemiology of avian influenza (bird flu).
All bird keepers should continue good biosecurity practice and be vigilant for signs of disease to keep their birds safe from avian influenza.
Use a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals in, out or within a bird flu disease zone.
New registration requirements for bird keepers in Great Britain - all bird keepers must register their birds and update records annually.
How to manage racing pigeons, birds of prey and other captive birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Confirmed cases of wild birds with highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) in Great Britain.
Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for avian influenza (bird flu) in Europe, Russia and the UK.
If you keep poultry or other captive birds in an AIPZ, use this checklist to make sure you’re meeting the minimum standards to protect them against bird flu.
How the government monitors the spread and mitigates the impact of avian influenza in wild birds and wild mammals in Great Britain.
The eight-strong FluMap consortium, headed by the world-leading research team at the Animal and Plant Health Agency has made a number of bird flu discoveries.
Latest update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on the risk to human health from avian influenza (influenza A H5N1).
Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.
This guidance gives advice to the public on how to keep themselves safe from catching avian influenza from wild birds by minimising contact with them.
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