Bird flu: near Leyburn, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire (AIV 2022/207)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 18 November 2022.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
18 November 2022
Last updated
15 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No longer in force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:
18 November 2022
Case closed date:
15 March 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

19 February 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the 10 km surveillance zone.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Download ‘declaration of the revocation of a surveillance zone’ PDF

This revokes the: declaration of the ending of a protection zone and the area that formed that protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone (PDF).

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

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

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

Case number: AIV 2022/207

Updates to this page

Published 18 November 2022
Last updated 15 March 2023 + show all updates

  1. 15 March 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

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

  3. First published.