H5N1 Bird Flu Alert: Urgent Safety Guide for UK and US Residents Amid Spreading Avian Influenza Outbreak

H5N1 Bird Flu Alert: Urgent Safety Guide for UK and US Residents Amid Spreading Avian Influenza Outbreak

Published: January 14, 2026

Duration: 3:07

Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News & Safety

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Host: Welcome to Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News & Safety. This is your emergency update on a critical development: as of January 13, 2026, the UK government reports highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 confirmed in a second large commercial poultry flock near York, North Yorkshire, just days after outbreaks in Grassington and Newark-on-Trent. Protection and surveillance zones are now active, with all infected birds humanely culled to contain spread. Meanwhile, in California, the CDFA confirms 13 dairy herds...