Bird flu: near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/13)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 5 February 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 5 February 2025
• Last updated: 9 March 2025 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: In force
• Disease control zone type: Surveillance zone
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 5 February 2025

Case information

9 March 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2025/13), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes a surveillance zone.

5 February 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/13).

A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been declared around the premises. All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Download 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
• if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals

Case number: AIV 2025/13

Published: 5 February 2025

Published 5 February 2025
Last updated 9 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 9 March 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2025/13), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes a surveillance zone.

2. 5 February 2025

   First published.