Bird flu: second premises near Witham, Braintree, Essex (AIV 2022/115)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in a mixed flock of other captive birds on 12 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 10 February 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 12 October 2022
• Case closed date: 10 February 2023

10 February 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

The birds on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details of the lifting of the zone can be found in the revocation of the captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone (avian influenza) (PDF).

This revokes:

The declaration of the captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone (avian influenza) (PDF).

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 10 February 2023 + show all updates

1. 10 February 2023

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of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

2. 27 October 2022

   First published.