Bird flu: near Heybridge, Maldon, Essex (AIV 2022/68)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in poultry on 6 September 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 10 March 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 6 September 2022
• Case closed date: 10 March 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

4 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 have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation can be found in the declaration.

Download ‘declaration of the end of a surveillance zone’

This revokes the declaration of the ending of a Protection Zone and the merging of a Surveillance Zone (PDF).

Further information

Check if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals.

Check the bird flu disease control zone map. 

Case number: AIV 2022/68

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 10 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 10 March 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 4 February 2023

   4 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. 27 October 2022

   First published.