Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 58323
Avian Influenza
Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of routine avian influenza surveillance systems in detecting early outbreaks of H5N1.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerOur avian influenza surveillance programmes are line with international standards of best practice and requirements for disease surveillance set out by the World Organisation for Animal Health’s Terrestrial Animal Health Code. In addition to our statutory...
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