Bird flu: fifth premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/91)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in poultry on 5 October 2022.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
27 October 2022
Last updated
19 April 2023 — See all updates
Disease Type:
Bird flu (avian influenza)
Disease control zone restrictions:
No longer in force
Disease control zone type:
Surveillance zone
Virus strain:
H5N1
Case opened date:
4 October 2022
Case closed date:
19 April 2023

19 April: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

10 February 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area becomes part of the 10km surveillance zone.

5 October 2022: Following official testing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Download the declaration of the revocation of a surveillance zone (PDF)

This revokes and replaces the declaration of the ending of a protection zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces the declaration of a protection zone and a surveillance zone (PDF).

This replaces and revokes the declaration of a temporary control zone (avian influenza) near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (PDF).

Further information

Check if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals.

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Case number: AIV 2022/91

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 19 April 2023 + show all updates

  1. Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

  2. Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area becomes part of the 10km surveillance zone.

  3. First published.