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Bird flu (avian influenza): findings in captive mammals

Confirmed findings of influenza of avian origin in captive mammals.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
17 March 2023
Last updated
24 March 2025 鈥� See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Confirmed findings of influenza of avian origin in captive mammals

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Reports produced by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

APHA routinely undertakes diagnostic testing of captive mammals that have died or where there has been an unexpected mass mortality event. Testing is carried out by the APHA avian influenza national reference laboratory.

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Published 17 March 2023
Last updated 24 March 2025 show all updates

  1. One domestic sheep (Ovis aries) tested positive for influenza of avian origin (H5N1) in March 2025. The case was identified following routine surveillance of farmed livestock on a premises in Yorkshire where highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 had been confirmed in other captive birds.

  2. First published.

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