Bird flu: near Thirsk, Hambleton, North Yorkshire (AIV 2022/175)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry on 1 November 2022.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
1 November 2022
Last updated
9 March 2023 — See all updates
Disease Type:
Bird flu (avian influenza)
Disease control zone restrictions:
No longer in force
Disease control zone type:
Surveillance zone
Virus strain:
H5N1
Case opened date:
1 November 2022
Case closed date:
9 March 2023

9 March 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

26 February 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area becomes part of the 10km surveillance zone.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation can be found in the declaration.

Download ‘revocation of an avian influenza surveillance zone declaration’ (PDF)

This revokes the declaration of the ending of a protection zone (PDF).

The declaration of the ending of a protection zone revoked and replaced 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 2022/175.

Published 1 November 2022
Last updated 9 March 2023 + show all updates

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

  2. 26 February 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area becomes part of the 10km surveillance zone.

  3. First published.

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