Bird flu: near Barnard Castle, County Durham, Durham (AIV 2022/213)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in poultry and other captive birds on 21 November 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 21 November 2022
• Last updated: 26 February 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 21 November 2022
• Case closed date: 26 February 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

20 February 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.

Details of the revocation can be found in the revocation of a surveillance zone declaration (PDF).

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

This revokes and replaces the declaration of a protection zone and surveillance zone near Barnard Castle (PDF).

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Case number: AIV 2022/213

Published 21 November 2022
Last updated 26 February 2023 + show all updates

1. 26 February 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 20 February 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. 21 November 2022

   First published.