Bird flu: near Woodhall Spa, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire (AIV 2022/148)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial housed poultry on 22 October 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 28 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 22 October 2022
• Case closed date: 28 April 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

13 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 declaration.

Download the declaration of the revocation of a surveillance zone (PDF)

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

Which in turn revoked and replaced the:

Declaration of a protection zone and a surveillance zone (PDF).

Check the updated bird flu disease control zone map.

Case number: AIV 2022/148.

Published 27 October 2022
Last updated 28 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 28 April 2023

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone the 10km Surveillance Zone has been revoked.

2. 13 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.