Bird flu: near Sleaford, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire (AIV 2022/113)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry on 12 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 28 March 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 12 October 2022
• Case closed date: 28 March 2023

28 March 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

1 December 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zone, the protection zone has ended, and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

The birds on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation can be found in the declaration.

Download the revocation of the avian influenza surveillance zone

This revokes: Declaration of the ending of a Protection Zone (PDF)

This revokes and replaces:

Amended declaration of a Protection Zone and a Surveillance Zone (PDF).

This amends:

Declaration of a Protection Zone and a Surveillance Zone (PDF).

Further information

Check the bird flu disease control zone map.

Check if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals.

Case number: AIV 2022/113

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 28 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 28 March 2023

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

2. 1 December 2022

   Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry near Sleaford, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire (AIV 2022/113) on 12 October 2022. Following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zone, the protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.