Bird flu: near Waltham on the Wolds, Melton, Leicestershire (AIV 2022/162)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry on 27 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 25 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 27 October 2022
• Case closed date: 25 February 2023

25 February 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

17 February 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area becomes part of the 10km surveillance zone.

The poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation can be found in the revocation of a surveillance zone declaration (PDF).

This revokes the declaration of the ending of a protection 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.

Case number: AIV 2022/162.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 25 February 2023 + show all updates

1. 25 February 2023

   25 February 2023: following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 17 February 2023

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zones, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area becomes part of the 10km surveillance zone.

3. 27 October 2022

   First published.