Bird flu: second premises near Crewe, Cheshire East, Cheshire (AIV 2022/71)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in chickens and other captive birds (non-poultry) on 16 September 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 20 January 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 16 September 2022
• Case closed date: 20 January 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

23 November 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area formed by the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

Affected birds have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation can be found in the declaration:

Revocation of the avian influenza Surveillance Zone near Crewe, Cheshire East, Cheshire centred on grid reference SJ6926759071 (AIV 2022/71) (PDF)

This revokes:

Declaration of the ending of a Protection Zone (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) near Crewe, Cheshire East, Cheshire made at 09.45 on 16 September 2022 and the area that formed that Protection Zone becomes part of the Surveillance Zone centred on grid reference SJ6926759071 (AIV 2022/71) (PDF).

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a protection zone and a surveillance zone (PDF)

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

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Case number: AIV 2022/71

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 20 January 2023 + show all updates

1. 20 January 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 23 November 2022

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

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.