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:
This revokes and replaces:
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 2024/17 (previously AIV SOS 2024/04).
Updates to this page
Published 31 December 2024Last updated 28 January 2025 + show all updates
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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.
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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.
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