Bird flu: near Much Marcle, North Herefordshire, Herefordshire (AIV2022/227)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 13 December 2022.

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No longer in force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

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

5 April 2023: 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 measures that apply in the zone are in the declaration.

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 2022/227.

Published 13 December 2022
Last updated 15 April 2023 + show all updates

  1. 15 April 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.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 10 km surveillance zone.

  3. First published.