Bird flu: near Taverham, Broadland, Norfolk (AIV 2022/144)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry on 21 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 7 April 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 21 October 2022
• Case closed date: 7 April 2023

7 April 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

The poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Download the ‘declaration of the ending of the protection zone and revocation of the surveillance zone’ (PDF)

This revokes the declaration of a protection zone and a surveillance zone (PDF).

Further information

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Case number: AIV 2022/144.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 7 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 7 April 2023

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 27 October 2022

   First published.