OutbreakLens @OutbreakWeekly
Weekly maps of the world's animal-disease data, in plain English. By a vet epidemiologist, personal capacity. Educational, not advice. Sources on every post. outbreaklens.com United Kingdom Joined January 2024-
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🇳🇦 Namibia: foot-and-mouth disease, APHA assessment. SAT1 on 16 holdings in the south since 23 Sep, the first there since 2022. Risk to Great Britain: low (rare but can occur). Live map: outbreaklens.com/map Source: Defra/APHA, 20 Oct 2026 gov.uk/government/pub… #FMD
🇩🇰 Denmark: bird flu (HPAI H5N1) in turkeys. Confirmed 23 Oct on a 40,000-bird turkey holding at Bøgelunde, Slagelse. 20 cases, 17 deaths so far. 3 km and 10 km zones in place. Live map and sources: outbreaklens.com/map Source: WAHIS event 7932, 23 Oct 2026 #birdflu
🇦🇱 Albania: bird flu (HPAI H5N1) in backyard birds. Five of 15 ducks and geese in Maminas positive in surveillance testing, no signs, all culled. WAHIS last occurrence: Dec 2024. Live map and sources: outbreaklens.com/map Source: WAHIS event 7917, 20 Oct 2026 #birdflu
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: bird flu (HPAI H5N1) in poultry. A laying flock of about 30,500 birds near Belford, Northumberland, with 1,166 cases at reporting. WAHIS last occurrence: May 2026. Live map and sources: outbreaklens.com/map Source: WAHIS event 7918, 20 Oct 2026 #birdflu
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina: myxomatosis in a wild hare. One brown hare found dead in forest at Donja Slatina, Šamac. WAHIS lists it as the country's first occurrence. Live map and sources: outbreaklens.com/map Source: WAHIS event 7924, 21 Oct 2026
Issue 1 of the OutbreakWeekly email is out: bird flu back in Britain, bluetongue past 3,400 cases, Ireland's 48 herds, and the watch list from Cyprus to Finland. Free, every Friday, every figure sourced. outbreaklens.beehiiv.com/p/bird-flu-is-…
🇱🇻 Latvia: bird flu (HPAI H5) in wild ducks. Four birds (wigeon, teal, shoveler) sampled on a lake in Remte parish, Saldus, through active surveillance. Notified to WOAH as a new strain for the country. Source: WAHIS event 7929, 22 Oct 2026 #birdflu
OutbreakWeekly episode 1 is out. Bird flu is back in Britain (two cases, two viruses), bluetongue passes 3,400 cases, and the watch list runs from Cyprus to Finland. Six minutes, built only from official public data. youtu.be/yQPZnu7jQN8
Educational summary of public data, not veterinary, trade or official advice. Made in a personal capacity, not affiliated with or endorsed by any government body. Always check the primary source.
Sources: GOV.UK, Bluetongue: latest situation, updated 21 Oct 2026 gov.uk/guidance/bluet… (the official case map and zone map are linked there). Full short on YouTube: youtube.com/shorts/y2GAfAT…. Free weekly email: outbreaklens.com/subscribe
Bluetongue in Britain, mapped. 3,436 cases since 10 July: England 2,890, Wales 492, Scotland 54, Northern Ireland 0. All of England, Wales and Scotland is a restricted zone. What that means when you move animals. Source: GOV.UK, 21 Oct 2026. #bluetongue #BTV3
Bluetongue update. Look out for clinical signs and report any suspicions. 3,424 confirmed cases since 1 July 2026: 2,883 in England, 490 in Wales and 51 in Scotland. ☎️Suspect it? Contact APHA. 🔗Speak to your vet about vaccinating your animals now. gov.uk/bluetongue
By reporting dead wild birds, you help us understand risks to: 🦢 wild bird species 🐔 poultry & captive birds 🦊 wild mammals Report sightings in GB at gov.uk/guidance/repor… or call 03459 33 55 77.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed at a premises near Belford, North Northumberland, Northumberland. All bird keepers must remain vigilant and follow stringent biosecurity measures to prevent future outbreaks. See: gov.uk/birdflu for details.
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Read our latest avian influenza update: 👉 Great Britain is entering a higher-risk period as migratory waterbirds arrive 👉 Wild bird risk increased from LOW to MEDIUM 👉 Stringent biosecurity remains essential 🔗 Find out more: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ac39e7b…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N5 has been confirmed at a premises in Ness, Isle of Lewis. All bird keepers must remain vigilant and follow stringent biosecurity measures to prevent future outbreaks. See: gov.scot/publications/a… for details. #BirdFlu
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Bird flu is back in Britain. Two cases, two viruses: H5N5 on Lewis (2 Oct), H5N1 in Northumberland (19 Oct). What the zone declaration means inside the 3 km and 10 km zones, in 95 seconds. Sources: GOV.UK, Defra AIV 2026/21. Not advice. #birdflu #avianinfluenza
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