Situation assessment 01 · 27 October 2026
Bird flu in Europe and Great Britain, autumn 2026
- Great Britain has confirmed bird flu in poultry twice since the season began on 1 October: H5N5 on the Isle of Lewis and H5N1 in Northumberland.
- Ten wild birds found dead in Great Britain tested positive between 5 and 25 October, nine with H5N1.
- In Europe the virus has reached poultry farms in Denmark and Germany, and wild bird outbreaks in the EU's weekly reports have risen.
- The government's risk levels, restated as published: wild birds medium, poultry low or very low depending on biosecurity.
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