Eight cases of avian influenza (bird flu) were confirmed across England and Wales over the weekend.
The interim chief veterinary officer for Wales, Gavin Watkins, confirmed the presence of bird flu in poultry at a site in Anglesey, Wales, yesterday (Sunday, October 16).
This is the first confirmed case of bird flu in Wales since October 1, 2022.
In England, the H5N1 strain of the disease was found in commercial housed poultry at a site near Feltwell, King’s Lynn and at a third premises near Wymondham in Norfolk yesterday.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) also confirmed the disease in game birds at a premises near Audlem, Cheshire, and in commercial captive birds and poultry near Needham Market, Suffolk.
3km Protection Zones and 10km Surveillance Zones have been declared around the affected sites.
All poultry on the sites will be humanely cullled.
Saturday (October 15)
Bird flu was detected at three premises in Norfolk on Saturday.
Defra confirmed the disease in non-commercial and other captive birds at a twelfth site near Attleborough, Breckland and at a premises near Fakenham, North Norfolk.
A 3km Captive Bird (Monitoring) Controlled Zone has been declared around each premises.
It was also confirmed in commercial housed poultry at a second premises near Dereham, Breckland.
A 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone have been declared around the site.
All poultry on the sites will be humanely culled.
