Bird flu: near Audlem, Cheshire (AIV 2022/128)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 16 October 2022.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
27 October 2022
Last updated
20 January 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No longer in force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:
16 October 2022
Case closed date:
20 January 2023

20 January 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

11 December 2022: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the 10km surveillance zone.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation can be found in the declaration:

Revocation of the avian influenza Surveillance Zone near Audlem, East Cheshire, Cheshire centred on grid reference SJ7386245390 (AIV 2022/128)

This revokes: Declaration of a surveillance zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a protection zone and a surveillance zone (PDF).

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 2022/128

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 20 January 2023 + show all updates

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

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

  3. First published.

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