Bird flu: near Burscough, West Lancashire, Lancashire (AIV 2022/101)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in captive birds on 9 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 27 January 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 9 October 2022
• Case closed date: 27 January 2023

27 January: 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of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.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 can be found in the declaration of the revocation of a CBMCZ (PDF).

This revokes:

The CBMCZ declaration (PDF).

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.

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

1. 27 January 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of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.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.