Since Defra’s last outbreak assessment on May 10, 2022, there have been reports of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5 both in Europe and in the United Kingdom.
This, Defra said, includes one further confirmed infected premises with HPAI H5N1 in domestic poultry in the UK. In Europe, HPAI continues to be reported in domestic poultry and wild birds.
One new IP with HPAI H5N1 in domestic poultry has been confirmed in England and eight further HPAI H5 events have been detected in wild birds in Great Britain since its last assessment.
Defra said there have been no further HPAI H5N1 IPs confirmed in Northern Ireland since the last assessment earlier this year. A total of seven wild bird findings have been reported for Northern Ireland, during this 2021 to 2022 outbreak season.
The OIE has also reported new IPs with HPAI H5N1 in domestic poultry in the Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary since Defra’s last report.
Wild bird cases of HPAI H5N1 continue to be reported in the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany and Spain.
The OIE has also reported untyped HPAI in domestic poultry in Bulgaria and Moldova, as well as HPAI H5N5 in wild birds in Norway.
