Bird flu: near Lowestoft, East Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2022/84)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in poultry on 29 September 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 13 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 29 September 2022
• Case closed date: 13 December 2022

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 29 September 2022.

10 December 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the 10km surveillance zone.

13 December 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details can be found in the declaration:

revocation of a surveillance zone.

This revokes:

declaration of a surveillance zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces:

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 13 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 13 December 2022

   13 December 2022: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked

2. 10 December 2022

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the 10km surveillance zone.

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.