Bird flu: near Uckfield, Wealden, East Sussex (AIV 2023/30)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 18 May 2023.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 18 May 2023
• Last updated: 23 June 2023 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force
• Disease control zone type: None
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 18 May 2023
• Case closed date: 23 June 2023

23 June 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

14 June 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed that zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

All birds on the premises have been humanely culled.

Download the declaration of the revocation of the surveillance zone (PDF)

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).

Further Information

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 2023/30

Published 18 May 2023
Last updated 23 June 2023 + show all updates

1. 23 June 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 15 June 2023

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

3. 18 May 2023

   First published.