Bird flu: near South Molton, North Devon, Devon (AIV 2022/64)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 2 September 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022

• 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 2 September 2022
• Case closed date: 20 October 2022

A 3km Protection Zone and 10km Surveillance Zone were put in place around the premises. All poultry were humanely culled.

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the Zone, the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

Revocation of the avian influenza Surveillance Zone (Avian Influenza) near South Molton, North Devon, Devon centred on grid reference SS7395428453 (AIV2022/64) (PDF).

This revokes:

Declaration of the ending of a Protection Zone near near South Molton, North Devon, Devon made at 10.00 on 2 September 2022 and the area that formed that Protection Zone becomes part of the Surveillance Zone centred on grid reference SS7395428453 (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) (PDF).

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a Protection Zone and a Surveillance Zone (H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) – near South Molton, North Devon, Devon (PDF).

Published 27 October 2022