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<p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) do not undertake specific compliance
inspections for Avian Influenza. This is the responsibility of local authorities under
the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ), which ensures birds are housed or kept
separate from wild birds. Local authorities are currently completing reactive inspections
following complaints, and using a risk based approach during such inspections.</p><p>
</p><p>There is no requirement for local authorities to record or inform Scottish
Government, Defra or Welsh Government of any inspections they have conducted. Therefore,
it is the responsibility of the local authority to provide the details requested.</p><p>
</p><p>APHA do hold data as part of its disease management response. This is on behalf
of Defra, Welsh Government and the Scottish Government and relates to disease surveillance
visits in the 3km Protection Zones and 10km Surveillance Zones, and any direct and
indirect contact tracing visits which are identified upon confirmation of disease.</p><p>
</p><p>This includes a census of premises and stock within the zones, and subsequent
inspection and sampling to prove freedom from disease prior to lifting the legal Declaratory
Orders in place around infected premises (usually 3km and 10km). An interactive map
of current zones can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cb1883eda5547c6b91b5d5e6aeba90d"
target="_blank">https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cb1883eda5547c6b91b5d5e6aeba90d</a></p><p>
</p><p>Outside of avian influenza outbreaks, APHA undertake a routine avian influenza
survey on a random and risk based stratification of registered premises.</p>
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