Bird flu: near Soham, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire (AIV 2022/107)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in a mixed flock of other captive birds on 11 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 8 January 2023 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force
• Disease control zone type: Captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 11 October 2022
• Case closed date: 8 January 2023

8 January 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has ended.

Details are in the revocation of the captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone near Soham, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire (PDF).

This revokes and replaces the declaration of a captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone (PDF).

The birds on the premises have been humanely culled.

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 8 January 2023 + show all updates

1. 8 January 2023

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has ended.

2. 27 October 2022

   First published.