Bird flu: second premises near Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre, Lancashire (AIV 2022/81)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 24 September 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 16 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 24 September 2022
• Case closed date: 16 March 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

30 November 2022: following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zone, the protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

All birds 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 (PDF).

This revokes and replaces the declaration of a Protection Zone and 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 2022/81.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 16 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 16 March 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 30 November 2022

   Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 24 September 2022 at a second premises near Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre, Lancashire (AIV 2022/81). Following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zone, the protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone. All birds have been humanely culled.

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.