Bird flu: near Needham Market, Mid Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2022/127)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry and other captive birds on 16 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 18 February 2023 — 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 16 October 2022
• Case closed date: 18 February 2023

18 February 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

25 January 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities in the zone, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

The birds on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details can be found in the Revocation of the avian influenza Surveillance Zone (PDF)

This revokes the declaration of the merge of the protection zone with the surveillance zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces:

The declaration of a protection zone and a surveillance zone (PDF).

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 18 February 2023 + show all updates

1. 18 February 2023

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

2. 25 January 2023

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

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.