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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).
The symptoms, diagnosis, management and epidemiology of avian influenza (bird flu).
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
All bird keepers should continue good biosecurity practice and be vigilant for signs of disease to keep their birds safe from avian influenza.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
How to manage racing pigeons, birds of prey and other captive birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
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.
New registration requirements for bird keepers in Great Britain - all bird keepers must register their birds and update records annually.
Use a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals in, out or within a bird flu disease zone.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
How the government monitors the spread and mitigates the impact of avian influenza in wild birds and wild mammals in Great Britain.
Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for avian influenza (bird flu) in Europe, Russia and the UK.
Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in other captive birds on 31 October 2022.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry on 22 October 2022.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 11 November 2022.
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