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The numbers

Headline figures and 12 weeks of counts for each disease, from official sources. Every figure shows its source and date.

Data read 22 October 2026 at 11:59pm UK timeSee the map Download the data

Headline figures

3,441bluetongue cases (premises) confirmed in the UK this season. England 2,895, Wales 492, Scotland 54, Northern Ireland 0.GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), counts to 21 Oct 2026

2HPAI (bird flu) cases confirmed in the UK this season: 1 HPAI H5N1 and 1 HPAI H5N5. Latest confirmed 19 October 2026.GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), updated 21 Oct 2026

162outbreaks in the EU’s weekly ADIS report, 15 to 21 Oct 2026, in 20 countries. 126 were African swine fever.European Commission, ADIS (opens in a new tab), 22 Oct 2026

105disease events in 36 countries with a new report to WOAH in the last 7 days. 8 were new immediate notifications.WOAH WAHIS (opens in a new tab), read 22 Oct 2026

71wild boar found with African swine fever in Finland this year, in 70 cases. Latest confirmed 21 October 2026 in Miehikkälä.Ruokavirasto (opens in a new tab), updated 22 Oct 2026

48bluetongue herd cases in Ireland (45 cattle herds, 3 sheep flocks), as at 21 October 2026.DAFM (opens in a new tab), updated 21 Oct 2026. Read from a saved copy of the page.

Risk levels and controls

HPAI risk, Great Britain: Wild birds: medium. Poultry: low where biosecurity is poor and very low where it is stringent, both with high uncertainty. GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), updated 21 Oct 2026.
Prevention zone or housing order, England: The page does not say that an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) or a housing order is in force in England. Its latest news on them: ‘Avian Influenza Prevention Zone lifts as risk reduces’ (4 June 2026) and ‘Avian Influenza housing measures lifted’ (2 April 2026). GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), updated 21 Oct 2026.
Bluetongue risk and zones: Risk of incursion: all routes medium, airborne routes low. Restricted zone across the whole of England, Scotland and Wales. 46 potential cases under investigation in Great Britain. GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), updated 22 Oct 2026.

Week by week

The last 12 weeks for each disease, with a table by country under each chart. This week is shown in the disease’s colour and is not finished yet.

HPAI

Outbreaks by the week they started, worldwide, from reports to WOAH.

Most in these 12 weeks: United States 38, Norway 21, Australia 15.

Source: WOAH WAHIS (opens in a new tab), read 22 Oct 2026. Recent weeks fill in as countries report.

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HPAI, outbreaks by week
Week starting	Outbreaks
3 Aug 2026	9
10 Aug 2026	25
17 Aug 2026	14
24 Aug 2026	8
31 Aug 2026	15
7 Sep 2026	18
14 Sep 2026	19
21 Sep 2026	20
28 Sep 2026	16
5 Oct 2026	14
12 Oct 2026	8
19 Oct 2026 (this week so far)	0

HPAI: By country, weeks starting 3 Aug to 19 Oct 2026


Australia	326	0	326
United States	0	29	42
Norway	23	0	24
Canada	1	15	16
Peru	1	13	14
Vietnam	0	14	14
United Kingdom	5	2	11
Iceland	10	0	10
Denmark	6	1	9
Netherlands	7	0	7
Bulgaria	0	5	5
Sweden	3	1	5
Belgium	4	0	4
Chile	0	4	4
Latvia	4	0	4
China	0	0	3
France	0	3	3
Taiwan	0	3	3
Brazil	1	1	2
Cambodia	0	1	2
Germany	2	0	2
New Zealand	2	0	2
Puerto Rico	0	2	2
Uruguay	0	2	2
Albania	0	1	1
Argentina	0	1	1
Bangladesh	0	0	1
Cyprus	1	0	1
Finland	0	0	1
India	0	1	1
Indonesia	0	1	1
Italy	1	0	1
Portugal	1	0	1
Serbia	1	0	1
South Korea	1	0	1
Suriname	0	1	1

Counts are outbreaks, cases or events, as each source counts them. Records found in more than one source are counted once. Poultry includes other kept birds. Total also includes 15 in mammals and 12 that cover both wild and kept animals, or do not say which. Sources: WOAH WAHIS, EU ADIS, FAO EMPRES-i and GOV.UK, read 22 Oct 2026.

Bluetongue

Cases (premises) by the week they were confirmed, Great Britain.

Over these 12 weeks: England 2,725, Wales 421, Scotland 47.

Source: GOV.UK, Bluetongue: latest situation (opens in a new tab), updated 22 Oct 2026. Weekly counts come from the page’s daily update notes and may differ slightly from its totals.

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Bluetongue, cases (premises) by week
Week starting	Cases (premises)	England	Wales	Scotland
3 Aug 2026	181	180	1	0
10 Aug 2026	163	152	8	3
17 Aug 2026	165	141	16	8
24 Aug 2026	139	92	39	8
31 Aug 2026	187	146	37	4
7 Sep 2026	235	211	18	6
14 Sep 2026	369	319	49	1
21 Sep 2026	470	366	98	6
28 Sep 2026	654	511	139	4
5 Oct 2026	547	531	12	4
12 Oct 2026	66	64	2	0
19 Oct 2026 (this week so far)	17	12	2	3

Bluetongue cases by nation, 2026 to 2027 season


England	2,895
Wales	492
Scotland	54
Northern Ireland	0
United Kingdom	3,441

Source: GOV.UK, Bluetongue: latest situation (opens in a new tab), counts to 21 Oct 2026, updated 22 Oct 2026. A case is a premises where bluetongue was confirmed.

Bluetongue herd cases in Ireland by county, as at 21 Oct 2026


Wexford	16	1	17
Waterford	7	0	7
Kildare	5	1	6
Wicklow	4	1	5
Cork	4	0	4
Dublin	1	0	1
Kilkenny	1	0	1
Longford	1	0	1
Louth	1	0	1
Meath	1	0	1
Monaghan	1	0	1
Roscommon	1	0	1
Tipperary	1	0	1
Westmeath	1	0	1
Ireland	45	3	48

Source: DAFM, Bluetongue virus (gov.ie) (opens in a new tab), as at 21 Oct 2026. Read from a saved copy of the page, because gov.ie could not be read in this run.

African swine fever

Outbreaks by the week they started, worldwide, from reports to WOAH.

Most in these 12 weeks: Poland 205, Latvia 150, Serbia 142.

Source: WOAH WAHIS (opens in a new tab), read 22 Oct 2026. Recent weeks fill in as countries report.

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African swine fever, outbreaks by week
Week starting	Outbreaks
3 Aug 2026	216
10 Aug 2026	174
17 Aug 2026	116
24 Aug 2026	113
31 Aug 2026	82
7 Sep 2026	59
14 Sep 2026	82
21 Sep 2026	66
28 Sep 2026	82
5 Oct 2026	89
12 Oct 2026	65
19 Oct 2026 (this week so far)	0

African swine fever: By country, latest week and last 12 weeks


	ADIS week, 15 to 21 Oct 2026		Weeks starting 3 Aug to 19 Oct 2026
Poland	16	0	198	7	205
Latvia	6	0	152	0	152
Serbia	–	–	0	142	142
Romania	0	3	9	119	129
Italy	3	0	97	0	97
Bulgaria	61	0	79	1	80
Hungary	7	0	67	5	72
Finland	15	0	68	0	68
Vietnam	–	–	0	66	66
Germany	8	0	61	0	61
Philippines	–	–	0	48	48
Laos	–	–	1	34	35
Moldova	0	2	0	15	15
Estonia	2	0	14	0	14
Lithuania	–	–	14	0	14
Croatia	2	0	11	1	12
Spain	1	0	8	0	8
South Africa	–	–	0	8	8
Bosnia and Herzegovina	–	–	2	2	4
Ukraine	–	–	0	2	2
India	–	–	0	1	1
South Korea	–	–	1	0	1
Taiwan	–	–	0	1	1
Thailand	–	–	0	1	1

Counts are outbreaks, cases or events, as each source counts them. Records found in more than one source are counted once. Latest week: the EU ADIS weekly report, read 22 Oct 2026. A dash means that report lists no ASF outbreaks for the country, or the country does not report to ADIS. Total also includes 1 that cover both wild boar and domestic pigs, or do not say which. Sources for the 12 weeks: WOAH WAHIS, EU ADIS, FAO EMPRES-i and Ruokavirasto, read 22 Oct 2026.

Foot-and-mouth disease

Outbreaks by the week they started, worldwide, from reports to WOAH.

Most in these 12 weeks: South Africa 89, Greece 40, Namibia 18.

Source: WOAH WAHIS (opens in a new tab), read 22 Oct 2026. Recent weeks fill in as countries report.

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Foot-and-mouth disease, outbreaks by week
Week starting	Outbreaks
3 Aug 2026	29
10 Aug 2026	21
17 Aug 2026	24
24 Aug 2026	33
31 Aug 2026	23
7 Sep 2026	9
14 Sep 2026	10
21 Sep 2026	15
28 Sep 2026	11
5 Oct 2026	7
12 Oct 2026	3
19 Oct 2026 (this week so far)	0

Foot-and-mouth disease: By country, weeks starting 3 Aug to 19 Oct 2026


South Africa	2	87
Greece	0	40
Namibia	0	18
Botswana	0	16
Lesotho	0	6
Malaysia	0	4
South Korea	0	4
Libya	0	3
China	0	2
Cyprus	0	2
Mongolia	0	2
Türkiye	0	2

Counts are outbreaks, cases or events, as each source counts them. Records found in more than one source are counted once. Sources: WOAH WAHIS and FAO EMPRES-i, read 22 Oct 2026.

Sheep and goat pox

Outbreaks by the week they started, worldwide, from reports to WOAH.

Most in these 12 weeks: Greece 53, Romania 52, Bulgaria 42.

Source: WOAH WAHIS (opens in a new tab), read 22 Oct 2026. Recent weeks fill in as countries report.

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Sheep and goat pox, outbreaks by week
Week starting	Outbreaks
3 Aug 2026	21
10 Aug 2026	18
17 Aug 2026	15
24 Aug 2026	26
31 Aug 2026	21
7 Sep 2026	17
14 Sep 2026	12
21 Sep 2026	14
28 Sep 2026	11
5 Oct 2026	13
12 Oct 2026	2
19 Oct 2026 (this week so far)	1

Sheep and goat pox: By country, weeks starting 3 Aug to 19 Oct 2026


Greece	0	53
Romania	0	52
Bulgaria	0	46
North Macedonia	0	21
Albania	0	3

Counts are outbreaks, cases or events, as each source counts them. Records found in more than one source are counted once. Sources: WOAH WAHIS and EU ADIS, read 22 Oct 2026.

Lumpy skin disease

Outbreaks by the week they started, worldwide, from reports to WOAH.

Most in these 12 weeks: South Korea 79, Israel 5, Russia 3.

Source: WOAH WAHIS (opens in a new tab), read 22 Oct 2026. Recent weeks fill in as countries report.

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Lumpy skin disease, outbreaks by week
Week starting	Outbreaks
3 Aug 2026	2
10 Aug 2026	3
17 Aug 2026	2
24 Aug 2026	5
31 Aug 2026	7
7 Sep 2026	17
14 Sep 2026	11
21 Sep 2026	9
28 Sep 2026	29
5 Oct 2026	3
12 Oct 2026	0
19 Oct 2026 (this week so far)	0

Lumpy skin disease: By country, weeks starting 3 Aug to 19 Oct 2026


South Korea	0	79
Israel	0	5
Russia	0	3
Malaysia	0	1

Counts are outbreaks, cases or events, as each source counts them. Records found in more than one source are counted once. Sources: WOAH WAHIS, read 22 Oct 2026.

Newcastle disease

Outbreaks by the week they started, worldwide, from reports to WOAH.

Most in these 12 weeks: Hungary 9, Spain 8, Poland 3.

Source: WOAH WAHIS (opens in a new tab), read 22 Oct 2026. Recent weeks fill in as countries report.

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Newcastle disease, outbreaks by week
Week starting	Outbreaks
3 Aug 2026	1
10 Aug 2026	1
17 Aug 2026	0
24 Aug 2026	0
31 Aug 2026	0
7 Sep 2026	5
14 Sep 2026	0
21 Sep 2026	5
28 Sep 2026	4
5 Oct 2026	4
12 Oct 2026	2
19 Oct 2026 (this week so far)	0

Newcastle disease: By country, weeks starting 3 Aug to 19 Oct 2026


Hungary	0	9
Spain	0	8
Poland	0	3
Brazil	0	1
Malaysia	0	1

Counts are outbreaks, cases or events, as each source counts them. Records found in more than one source are counted once. Sources: WOAH WAHIS, read 22 Oct 2026.

Other exotic diseases

Outbreaks by the week they started, worldwide, from reports to WOAH.

Most in these 12 weeks: Romania 46, Türkiye 33, Moldova 25.

Source: WOAH WAHIS (opens in a new tab), read 22 Oct 2026. Recent weeks fill in as countries report.

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Other exotic diseases, outbreaks by week
Week starting	Outbreaks
3 Aug 2026	12
10 Aug 2026	12
17 Aug 2026	14
24 Aug 2026	12
31 Aug 2026	6
7 Sep 2026	5
14 Sep 2026	15
21 Sep 2026	12
28 Sep 2026	14
5 Oct 2026	15
12 Oct 2026	6
19 Oct 2026 (this week so far)	1

Other exotic diseases: By country, weeks starting 3 Aug to 19 Oct 2026


Romania	5	40	46
Türkiye	0	35	35
Moldova	9	19	29
Armenia	0	6	6
Hungary	4	0	4
Malaysia	0	4	4
Japan	0	3	3
Bangladesh	1	0	1
Bhutan	0	1	1
Palau	0	1	1
Spain	0	1	1

Counts are outbreaks, cases or events, as each source counts them. Records found in more than one source are counted once. Total also includes 2 that cover both wild and domestic animals, or do not say which. Sources: WOAH WAHIS, EU ADIS and FAO EMPRES-i, read 22 Oct 2026.

Each chart keeps its source’s own counting rules, so the charts cannot be added together. The weekly counts by country are in aggregates.json, and the country tables are in tables.json.

Sources

WOAH WAHIS (opens in a new tab), updated 22 October 2026The WAHIS Terms of Use and Conditions allow “viewing, downloading, storing, reproducing, adapting, translating” the data, with WOAH named as the source and the WOAH disclaimer below. OutbreakLens has reformatted the data: one row per event, a disease category, and places shown at region level.
EU ADIS (opens in a new tab), updated 22 October 2026© European Union. Reuse is allowed with credit and an indication of changes (CC BY 4.0, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU).
FAO EMPRES-i (opens in a new tab), updated 22 October 2026CC BY 4.0, as listed for ‘EMPRES-i: Global Animal Disease Events Dashboard’ in the FAO data catalogue.
GOV.UK, Bluetongue: latest situation (opens in a new tab), updated 22 October 2026Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GOV.UK, Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England (opens in a new tab), updated 21 October 2026Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
DAFM, Bluetongue virus (gov.ie) (opens in a new tab), updated 21 October 2026, from a saved copyContains Irish Public Sector Information. Check gov.ie for the re-use terms.
Ruokavirasto, ASF cases in Finland (opens in a new tab), updated 22 October 2026Ruokavirasto’s terms: the material may be used with the source named. Commercial use must be agreed separately with the Finnish Food Authority.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) bears no responsibility for the integrity or accuracy of the data contained herein, in particular due, but not limited to, any deletion, manipulation, or reformatting of data that may have occurred beyond its control.

Records are placed using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain).