Bird flu: near Highclere, Basingstoke & Deane, Hampshire (AIV 2022/222)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in other captive birds at a premises near Highclere, Basingstoke & Deane, Hampshire on 5 December 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 5 December 2022
• Last updated: 1 April 2023 — 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 5 December 2022
• Case closed date: 1 April 2023

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of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

Download the declaration of the end of a captive bird monitoring controlled zone (PDF)

This revokes the declaration of a captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone.

Further information

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

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Case number: AIV 2022/222

Published 5 December 2022
Last updated 1 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 1 April 2023

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of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

2. 5 December 2022

   First published.