| Event code | BH-AFL/06963/GBR |
|---|---|
| Main category | Biology Hazard |
| Sub category | Avian influenza |
| Event date (UTC) | Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:54:47 +0000 |
| Last update (UTC) | Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:54:47 +0000 |
| Continent | Europe |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Administration area | England |
| Settlement | Mundford |
| Exact location | County of Norfolk |
| Open Location Code: | 9F42GM55+8M |
| Size of affected area | County-level |
| Additional events |
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| Urgency | Past |
|---|---|
| Certainty | Observed |
| Severity | Extreme |
| Category | Health |
A ninth case of bird flu has been confirmed at a large commercial poultry site in Norfolk. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the H5N1 virus was confirmed at a premises near Mundford near Thetford on Tuesday. Defra has established a 3km (1.9-mile) protection zone and a 10km (six miles) surveillance zone around the affected site, and said all poultry within these areas would be humanely culled. Six sites have also been affected in Suffolk, bringing the total number of cases in the East of England to 11.
| Number of dead: | 0 person(s) |
|---|---|
| Number of injured: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Affected: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Rescued/evacuated: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Missing: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Infected: | 0 person(s) |
| Name of disease | A/H5N1 |
|---|---|
| Biosafety level | Level 3 - Hight |
| Pathogen | virus |
| Spacies | Animal |
| Infection status | confirmed |
| Additional information | |
| Symptoms: | H5N1 is a type of influenza virus that causes a highly infectious, severe respiratory disease in birds called avian influenza (or "bird flu"). Human cases of H5N1 avian influenza occur occasionally, but it is difficult to transmit the infection from person to person. When people do become infected, the mortality rate is about 60%. Almost all cases of H5N1 infection in people have been associated with close contact with infected live or dead birds, or H5N1-contaminated environments. The virus does not infect humans easily, and spread from person to person appears to be unusual. There is no evidence that the disease can be spread to people through properly prepared and thoroughly cooked food. In most cases, avian influenza in humans develops into a serious disease that should be treated promptly in the hospital and may require intensive care, where available. The antiviral medicine oseltamivir can reduce the severity of illness and prevent death, and should be used in all cases. |
| Code2 | GB |
|---|---|
| Code | GBR |
| Name | United Kingdom |
| LocalName | United Kingdom |
| GovernmentForm | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | British Islands |
| SurfaceArea | 242900.00 |
| IndepYear | 1066 |
| Population | 59623400 |
| LifeExpectancy | 77.7 |
| GNP | 1378330.00 |
| GNPOld | 1296830.00 |
| Capital | 456 |