Bird flu: third premises near Fakenham, North Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV2023/01)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 4 January 2023.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 4 January 2023

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: In force
• Disease control zone type: Protection zone, Surveillance zone
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 4 January 2023

The following disease control zones are in place around the premises:

• 3km protection zone
• 10km surveillance zone

All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.

Details of the measures that apply in these zones are in the declaration of a protection zone and a surveillance zone (PDF).

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 2023/01

Published 4 January 2023