H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads in UK and South Korea Poultry Farms Global Human Risk Remains Low in December 2025
Published: December 10, 2025
Duration: 4:40
Bird Flu Bulletin: Daily H5N1 Update
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
This is Bird Flu Bulletin: Daily H5N1 Update, your three-minute briefing on the global bird flu situation.
Top stories
First, the United Kingdom is tightening control measures after another large commercial poultry flock near Dereham in Norfolk tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 on December 8, according to the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This brings the UK total for the 2025–2026 season to 66 confirmed H5N1 outbreaks in birds, with risk for poultry now assessed as very high in...
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
This is Bird Flu Bulletin: Daily H5N1 Update, your three-minute briefing on the global bird flu situation.
Top stories
First, the United Kingdom is tightening control measures after another large commercial poultry flock near Dereham in Norfolk tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 on December 8, according to the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This brings the UK total for the 2025–2026 season to 66 confirmed H5N1 outbreaks in birds, with risk for poultry now assessed as very high in...