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Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England

Animal Plant Health Agency

April 25
16:55 2023

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Latest situation

Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) is in an avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ). By law you must follow strict biosecurity rules to prevent bird flu and stop it spreading.

The AIPZ declarations in England and in Wales set out the strict biosecurity measures all bird keepers must follow to prevent bird flu and stop it spreading.

In the United Kingdom, there have been 179 confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 since 1 October 2022:

  • 150 cases in England
  • 21 cases in Scotland
  • 7 cases in Wales
  • 1 case in Northern Ireland

There have been 285 cases of (HPAI)H5N1 in England since the H5N1 outbreak started in October 2021.

In the United Kingdom, there has been 1 confirmed case of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H7N3 since 1 October 2022. This case was confirmed in Scotland on 20 March 2023.

If youre in a bird flu disease zone you must follow the rules for that zone and check if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals.

Update 25 April

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3 km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked for a premises near Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire (AIV 2023/08).

Update 23 April

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Montgomery, Powys, Wales on 23 April 2023 (AIV2023/25). All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled. This premises is in Wales but the disease control zone extends into England. A surveillance zone in England has been declared for the portion of the 10km surveillance zone surrounding the premises which extends into England. See the Welsh Government website for details of the protection zone and surveillance zone in Wales.

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10 km surveillance zone surrounding the premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV2022/229) has been revoked.

Update 21 April

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked for the following locations:

  • third premises near North Somercotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire (AIV 2022/160))
  • fourth premises near North Somercotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire (AIV 2022/167)
  • premises near North Thoresby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire (AIV 2022/174)

Update 20 April

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3 km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked for a premises near Horley, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey (AIV 2022/233).

Update 19 April

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3 km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked for twelfth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/124).

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked for the following locations:

  • fifth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/91)
  • premises near Long Stratton, South Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2022/142)
  • premises near Diss, South Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV2022/232)
  • second premises near Diss, South Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV2022/238)

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3 km protection zone has ended and the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked for the following locations:

  • premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/75)
  • second premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/82)
  • third premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/86)
  • fourth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/87)
  • sixth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/94)
  • seventh premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/102)
  • eighth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/105)
  • ninth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/110)
  • tenth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/111)
  • eleventh premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/116)
  • second premises near Wymondham, Norfolk (AIV 2022/121)
  • premises near Hingham, Norfolk (AIV 2022/122)
  • third premises near Wymondham, Norfolk (AIV 2022/129)
  • third premises near Dereham, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/133)
  • fourth premises near Dereham, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/136)
  • fourth premises near Wymondham, South Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2022/138)
  • thirteenth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/143)
  • seventh premises near Dereham, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/153)
  • fourteenth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/164)
  • fifteenth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/179)
  • fifth premises near Wymondham, South Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2022/193)

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