Bird flu: near Driffield, Bridlington and The Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV2025/107)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Driffield, Bridlington and The Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire on 19 November 2025.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
19 November 2025
Last updated
25 January 2026 — See all updates
Disease Type:
Bird flu (avian influenza)
Disease control zone restrictions:
In force
Disease control zone type:
Surveillance zone
Virus strain:
H5N1
Case opened date:
19 November 2025

Case information

25 January 2026

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a commercial poultry premises near Driffield, Bridlington and The Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2025/107), the protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

19 November 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Driffield, Bridlington and The Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire.

A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone has been declared around the premises. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.

Declarations

Declaration of the ending of a protection zone

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an avian influenza protection zone and surveillance zone

Further information

Check:

Case number: AIV 2025/107

Updates to this page

Published 19 November 2025
Last updated 25 January 2026 show all updates

  1. Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a commercial poultry premises near Driffield, Bridlington and The Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2025/107), the protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

  2. First published.

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