Avian Influenza

(asked on 11th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what has been the change in the number of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza cases between January 2021 and January 2026.


Answered by
Angela Eagle Portrait
Angela Eagle
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 17th March 2026

The number of confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) cases in Great Britain for each calendar year between January 2021 and January 2026 is shown in the following table.

Year

HPAI cases

2021

74

2022

237

2023

57

2024

17

2025

138

2026

12

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