Bird flu: near Dorchester, West Dorset, Dorset (AIV 2022/221)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in other captive birds on 1 December 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 1 December 2022
• Last updated: 9 March 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 1 December 2022
• Case closed date: 9 March 2023

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of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

All birds have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation can be found in the declaration.

Download ‘revocation of a captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone declaration’ (PDF)

This revokes 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 updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Published 1 December 2022
Last updated 9 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 9 March 2023

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of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

2. 1 December 2022

   First published.