Bird flu: near Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire (AIV 2022/217)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry on 26 November 2022.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
26 November 2022
Last updated
2 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No longer in force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:
26 November 2022
Case closed date:
2 April 2023

2 April 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

31 March 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

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

This revokes 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).

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 2022/217.

Published 26 November 2022
Last updated 2 April 2023 + show all updates

  1. 2 April 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.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 that formed the protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

  3. First published.