Avian Influenza Update No. 4 of 2026
Please find here: Avian Influenza Update No. 4 of 2026 (pdf 4,403Kb)
- The Housing Order (Avian Influenza – Precautionary Confinement of Birds and Restriction on Assembly of Live Birds) Regulations 2025 to be lifted 5th May 2026
- Avian influenza risk has reduced but not gone away - The Avian Influenza Biosecurity Measures Regulations 2025 remain in place
- No outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been detected in Ireland in 2026 to date and no further cases in wild birds since previous update.
BE VIGILANT FOR THE CLINICAL SIGNS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN YOUR FLOCK
Biosecurity is the single most effective way to prevent the virus spreading from wild birds into poultry or between poultry flocks.
The ongoing risk posed by avian influenza is a reminder to all who keep poultry, whether commercial holdings or those who have some backyard hens, to stay aware and take precautions to prevent contact with or contamination from wild birds.