Bird flu: near Ringstead, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire (AIV 2023/27)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in other captive birds on 29 April 2023.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 29 April 2023
• Last updated: 22 May 2023 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force
• Disease control zone type: None
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 29 April 2023
• Case closed date: 22 May 2023

Update 22 May: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

All birds on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details of the measures that apply in this zone are in the declaration.

Download ‘declaration of the revocation of a Captive Bird (Monitoring) Controlled Zone’ (PDF)

This revokes and replaces the ‘declaration of a captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone’

Further information

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

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Case number: AIV 2023/27

Published 29 April 2023
Last updated 22 May 2023 + show all updates

1. 22 May 2023

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

2. 29 April 2023

   First published.