Bird flu: near Wem, North Shropshire, Shropshire (AIV 2025/05)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 20 January 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 20 January 2025

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: In force
• Disease control zone type: Protection zone and Surveillance zone
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 20 January 2025

Case details

20 January 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Wem, North Shropshire, Shropshire (AIV 2025/05). All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been declared around the premises. Although the premises is in England, part of the surveillance zone extends into the Wrexham local authority area of Wales.

Download the declaration of a Protection Zone and Surveillance Zone

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 2025/05

Published 20 January 2025