Bird flu: near Wooler, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland (AIV 2023/57)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 27 November 2023.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
27 November 2023
Last updated
2 January 2024 — 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No longer in force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 November 2023
Case closed date:
2 January 2024

2 January 2024: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

24 December 2023: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 3km protection zone has been lifted and the area that formed the protection zone becomes part of the surveillance zone.

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Details of the revocation are in the declaration.

Download the declaration of the revocation of the avian influenza surveillance zone (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).

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 2023/57

Updates to this page

Published 27 November 2023
Last updated 2 January 2024 + show all updates

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successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

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

  3. First published.

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