Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13571

Avian Influenza: Yorkshire and the Humber

Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 15 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on tackling cases of avian influenza in Yorkshire.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
One case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N5 has been confirmed in the Yorkshire area this season. This case follows recent detections of the HPAI H5N5 in wild birds in the region and is the first case confirmed since declaration of Great Bri...

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