Bird flu: near Kelvedon, Braintree, Essex (AIV 2022/93)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in 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: 10 March 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 7 October 2022
• Case closed date: 10 March 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

1 January 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

The poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation can be found in the declaration.

Download ‘declaration of the end of a surveillance zone’

This revokes the protection zone declaration (PDF).

This revokes and replaces 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.

Case number: AIV 2022/93.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 10 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 10 March 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 1 January 2023

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.