More bird flu cases across the South West
Yeovil joins a region around Dulverton, Tiverton and Minehead now to have extra protection measures in place
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Animal and Plant Health Agency have confirmed that another case of avian influenza - bird flu - has broken out in the South West.
Yeovil joins a region around Dulverton, Tiverton and Minehead now to have extra protection measures in place.
In an update overnight (31/7), DEFRA said: "Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in other captive birds at a premises near Yeovil, Yeovil, Somerset (AIV 2025/54).
"A 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been declared surrounding the premises."
This comes as protection zones have been imposed amid the UKHSA continuing to ban poultry gatherings across England until further notice as part of the government’s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza.
Read more: Two bird flu protection zones declared in the South West
The latest situation
In line with World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) rules, Great Britain is no longer free from highly pathogenic avian influenza.
On 9 June 2025 the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) approved and published a self-declaration of the recovery of freedom from infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAI) in poultry for the zone of Northern Ireland. The declaration can be viewed on the WOAH website.
You can read more about the latest situation across the UK on the GOV.UK website.