H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads Across UK and US with Urgent Warnings for Poultry Owners and Agricultural Workers

H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads Across UK and US with Urgent Warnings for Poultry Owners and Agricultural Workers

Published: November 12, 2025

Duration: 4:15

This is Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News & Safety. We interrupt your regular programming for an emergency update. As of November 12, 2025, authorities have confirmed a surge in highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1 bird flu, not only across parts of the UK, but also in North America and regions of Asia. Today’s breaking news comes as new cases have been detected in commercial and non-commercial poultry flocks in Wales, Norfolk, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, prompting immediate quarantine and culling procedures, according to the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. In the U.S. and beyond, H5N1 co...