Bird flu: near Holt, North Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2022/65)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in poultry on 3 September 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 6 April 2023 — 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 3 September 2022
• Case closed date: 6 April 2023

6 April 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

4 November 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the protection zone has ended and the area that formed that protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

All birds on the premises have been humanely culled.

Download the ‘Declaration of revocation of the surveillance zone’ (PDF)

This revokes the declaration of the ending of a protection zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces the declaration of a Protection Zone and a Surveillance Zone (PDF)

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 2022/65

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 6 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 6 April 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 4 November 2022

   Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in poultry on 3 September 2022. Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the protection zone has ended and the area that formed that protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.