Bird flu: sixth premises near Mundford, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/141)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry on 20 October 2022.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
27 October 2022
Last updated
31 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No longer in force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:
20 October 2022
Case closed date:
31 March 2023

31 March 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

The poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Download the declaration of the end of a protection zone and revocation of a surveillance zone (PDF)

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

Further information

Check the updated 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 2022/141.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 31 March 2023 + show all updates

  1. Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

  2. First published.