Bird flu: fifth premises near Much Hoole, South Ribble, Lancashire (AIV 2022/173)

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

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 1 November 2022
• Last updated: 14 March 2023 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force
• Disease control zone type: Protection zone and Surveillance zone
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 1 November 2022
• Case closed date: 14 March 2023

14 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activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

All poultry and captive birds on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation can be found in the declaration of the end of a protection zone and revocation of the surveillance zone.

Download ‘Declaration of the end of a protection zone and revocation of the surveillance zone’

This revokes the declaration of a protection zone and 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 2022/173

Published 1 November 2022
Last updated 14 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 14 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activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 1 November 2022

   First published.