Bird flu: near Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/17)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 31 December 2024.

Case information

28 January 2025: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/17), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

31 December 2024 - update: Following further testing, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/17 previously AIV SOS 2024/04). All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been declared around the premises replacing the temporary control zone declared on 31 December 2024.

31 December 2024: Following the report of suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry at a premises near Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV SOS 2024/04) a decision has been taken to pre-emptively cull the birds based on the clinical signs observed and rapidly increasing mortality. All affected poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.

A 3km temporary control zone A and a 10km temporary control zone B have been put in place surrounding the premises.

This revokes and replaces:

Download the declaration of a Protection Zone and Surveillance Zone

This revokes and replaces:

Download the declaration of an avian influenza temporary control zone A and temporary control zone B (PDF)

Further information

Case number: AIV 2024/17 (previously AIV SOS 2024/04).

Updates to this page

Published 31 December 2024
Last updated 28 January 2025 + show all updates
  1. Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/17), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

  2. Following further testing, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/17 previously AIV SOS 2024/04). All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been declared around the premises replacing the temporary control zone declared on 31 December 2024.

  3. First published.