There were 66,400 doses of avian influenza (H5N1) vaccine available in Northern Ireland on 26 February 2007.
The following table details the number of samples taken from poultry and wild birds which were tested for avian influenza in Northern Ireland over the 12 month period 1 March 2006 to 28 February 2007.
Total March 2006 22 April 2006 168 May 2006 121 June 2006 32 July 2006 54 August 2006 48 September 2006 123 October 2006 293 November 2006 852 December 2006 278 January 2007 93 February 2007 57 Total 2,141
All test results were negative for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
One test for the H5NI strain of avian influenza in humans was carried out in December 2006. The result of this test was negative.