Bird flu: near Clacton on Sea, Tendring, Essex (2022/73)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in chickens on 18 September 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 14 December 2022 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force
• Disease control zone type: Protection zone, Surveillance zone
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 18 September 2022
• Case closed date: 14 December 2022

14 December: Following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

Affected birds have been humanely culled.

Details of the ending of the protection zone and a surveillance zone can be found in the declaration (PDF)

This revokes the 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 bird flu disease control zone map.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 14 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 14 December 2022

   Following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 27 October 2022

   First published.