Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) granted to our FluMap project. The new project, FluTrailMap, will respond to the evolving nature of avian influenza and further our understanding of ...

which have been made subject to an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ), to "mitigate the risk of further outbreaks". Defra advised bird keepers to check on the interactive map to see if they ...

Most of the UK has been placed under an avian influenza prevention ... shows changing levels of risk, Defra added. As with many other diseases, bird flu also has various strains, some more ...

Scientists comment on the first case of Avian Flu (H5N1) confirmed in a sheep in Yorkshire. Dr Colin Butter, Associate Professor in Bioveterinary Science, University of Lincoln, said: ...

The latest update from Defra stated "highly pathogenic avian influenza" was confirmed in captive birds at a premises near Fownhope and affected birds would be humanely culled. A bird flu ...

Another case of avian influenza, also known as bird flu ... The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the affected birds would now be culled. A wider protection zone ...

Meanwhile in England the discovery of a strain of avian influenza in a sheep for the first time ‘should be a reminder to ...

Defra said it was uncommon for the disease to be found in seals. In the past four years, 29 cases of avian influenza have been detected in non-avian wildlife. Previously, the virus has been ...

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ... advised to use the interactive map to check if they are in an area ...