Bird flu: near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/07)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 10 December 2024.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 10 December 2024
• Last updated: 13 January 2025 — 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 10 December 2024
• Case closed date: 13 January 2025

Case information

13 January 2025: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2024/07), the surveillance zone has been revoked. You may however still be in a control zone – check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

8 January 2025: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2024/07), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

10 December 2024: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/07). A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been declared surrounding the premises. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.

Download the declaration of the revocation of a surveillance zone

This revokes the Declaration of the ending of a protection zone.

This revokes and replaces: Declaration of the avian influenza protection and surveillance zone.

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 2024/07.

Published 10 December 2024
Last updated 13 January 2025 + show all updates

1. 13 January 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2024/07), the surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 8 January 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2024/07), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

3. 10 December 2024

   First published.