Bird flu: near Faringdon, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire (AIV 2022/90)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 4 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 8 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 4 October 2022
• Case closed date: 8 December 2022

8 November 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activities, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area formed by the protection zone forms part of the surveillance zone.

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

The declaration revoking the zone can be viewed here (PDF).

This revokes:

Declaration of the merge of the Protection Zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a Protection Zone and a Surveillance Zone (PDF).

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Case number: AIV 2022/90

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 8 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 8 December 2022

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 8 November 2022

   Following successful completion of disease control activities, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area formed by the protection zone forms part of the surveillance zone. The following disease control zones in England are in place around the premises: 10km surveillance zone

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.