Bird flu: near Frome, Mendip, Somerset (AIV 2022/95)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in non-commercial poultry on 7 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 23 December 2022 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force
• Disease control zone type: Surveillance zone
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 7 October 2022
• Case closed date: 23 December 2022

23 December 2022: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

7 December 2022: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km Protection Zone has ended and the area formed by the Protection Zone becomes part of the Surveillance Zone.

The birds on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details can be found in the Revocation of the avian influenza Surveillance Zone near Frome, Mendip, Somerset centred on grid reference ST7967252255 (AIV 2022/95) (PDF)

This revokes: declaration of a Surveillance Zone (PDF)

This revokes and replaces:

The declaration of a Protection Zone and a Surveillance 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.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 23 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 23 December 2022

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

2. 7 December 2022

   7 December 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3kmProtection Zone has ended and the area formed by the Protection Zone becomes part of the Surveillance Zone.

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.