Bird flu: third premises near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (AIV 2022/97)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in captive birds on 7 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 25 November 2022 — 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 7 October 2022
• Case closed date: 25 November 2022

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked. All birds were humanely culled.

Revocation of captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone (PDF).

This revokes:

The amended declaration for the captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone (PDF).

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

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Case number: AIV 2022/97

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 25 November 2022 + show all updates

1. 25 November 2022

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of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

2. 27 October 2022

   First published.