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

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

Case information

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).

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

Download the declaration of a protection zone and a surveillance zone

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 2025/13

Published: 5 February 2025

Published 5 February 2025