Nov 28th, 2023
2 mins
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have launched a new interactive map of reported wild bird mortality and findings of avian influenza virus in wild birds and wild mammals as well as a new interactive dashboard allowing you to explore findings of avian influenza in wild birds from the APHA surveillance programme.
In the United Kingdom, the following number of cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed since 1 October 2023:
- 1 case in England (295 since October 2021)
- 1 case in Scotland (50 since October 2021)
- 0 cases in Wales (15 since October 2021)
- 0 cases in Northern Ireland (7 since October 2021)
There was one confirmed case of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H7N3. This case was confirmed in Scotland on 20 March 2023.
This means that the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in wild birds in Great Britain is assessed as medium (event occurs regularly).
The risk of poultry exposure to HPAI H5 in Great Britain is assessed as:
- low (event is rare but does occur) (with medium uncertainty) where there are substantial biosecurity breaches and poor biosecurity.
- low (event is rare but does occur) (with low uncertainty) where good biosecurity is applied.
The latest updates can be accessed here
