Bird flu: fourth premises near North Somercotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire (AIV 2022/167)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry on 29 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 29 October 2022
• Last updated: 21 April 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 29 October 2022
• Case closed date: 21 April 2023

21 April 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

8 April 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.

Download the declaration of the revocation of a surveillance zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces the declaration of the ending of a protection zone and the merge of the area with the surveillance zone (PDF)

This revokes and replaces 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 2022/167.

Published 29 October 2022
Last updated 21 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 21 April 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 8 April 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. 29 October 2022

   First published.