Bird flu: near Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/01)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 14 February 2024.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 14 February 2024
• Last updated: 21 March 2024 — 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 14 February 2024
• Case closed date: 21 March 2024

21 March 2024: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the surveillance zone has been revoked.

12 March 2024: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the area that formed that protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Download the declaration of the revocation of the avian influenza surveillance zone (PDF)

This revokes:

Declaration of the ending of a protection zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces:

Amended declaration of a protection zone and a surveillance zone (PDF).

This amends and replaces:

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 2024/01.

Published 14 February 2024
Last updated 21 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 21 March 2024

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 12 March 2024

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the area that formed that protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

3. 14 February 2024

   First published.