Defra, UK - Disease surveillance and control - Notifiable diseases - Avian Influenza

Avian Influenza in Oxfordshire On 4 June 2008, Defra confirmed that the Avian Influenza present in laying hens on a premises near Banbury in Oxfordshire is the highly pathogenic H7N7 strain. Active surveillance in the area has shown no evidence of disease spread and infection appears to be confined to the one infected premises. The Surveillance Zone and remaining disease control area restricti