Bird flu: near Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2022/72)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 17 September 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 1 December 2022 — 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 17 September 2022
• Case closed date: 1 December 2022

13 November 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the 10 km surveillance zone.

1 December 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance has been revoked.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details can be found in the declaration.

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

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

Check the bird flu disease control zone map. 

Case number: AIV 2022/72

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 1 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 1 December 2022

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance has been revoked.

2. 13 November 2022

   Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 17 September 2022 at a premises near Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2022/72). Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the 10 km surveillance zone.

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.