Bird flu: third premises near Dartington, South Hams, Devon (AIV 2022/156)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in poultry on 24 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 24 January 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 24 October 2022
• Case closed date: 24 January 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

13 January 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone is now part of the 10km surveillance zone.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details are in the revocation of the surveillance zone near Dartington, South Hams, Devon centred on grid reference SX7753162615 (PDF).

This revokes:

Declaration of the ending of a Protection Zone (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) near Dartington, South Hams, Devon made at 18.30 on 24 October 2022 and the area that formed that Protection Zone becomes part of the Surveillance Zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a Protection Zone and a Surveillance Zone (H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) – near Dartington, South Hams, Devon (AIV 2022/156) (PDF).

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Case number: AIV 2022/156.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 24 January 2023 + show all updates

1. 24 January 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 13 January 2023

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone is now part of the 10km surveillance zone.

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.