Bird flu: near Honington, West Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2025/79)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Honington, West Suffolk, Suffolk on 1 November 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 1 November 2025
• Last updated: 16 December 2025 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force
• Disease control zone type: None
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 1 November 2025
• Case closed date: 16 December 2025

Case information

16 December 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities in the zone near Honington, West Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2025/79), the surveillance zone has been revoked.

5 December 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities in the zone near Honington, West Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2025/79), the protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

1 November 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Honington, West Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2025/79) on 1 November 2025.

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

Declaration

Revocation of the avian influenza surveillance zone (PDF)

This revokes and replaces the:

Download the ending of a protection zone

This revokes and replaces the: declaration of an avian influenza protection zone and surveillance zone (PDF).

Further information

Check:

• the updated  bird flu disease control zone map
• if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals

Case number: AIV 2025/79

Published 1 November 2025

Last updated 16 December 2025 + show all updates

1. 16 December 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities in the zone near Honington, West Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2025/79), the surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 5 December 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities in the zone near Honington, West Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2025/79), the protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

3. 1 November 2025

   First published.