Avian Influenza
Commons · Question 58323 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of routine avian influenza surveillance systems in detecting early outbreaks of H5N1.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 16 Jun 2025
Our avian influenza surveillance programmes are line with international standards of best practice and requirements for disease surveillance set out by the World Organisation for Animal Health’s Terrestrial Animal Health Code. In addition to our statutory...