Bird flu: premises near Alford, East Lindsay, Lincolnshire (AIV 2025/08)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 27 January 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 January 2025
• Last updated: 20 February 2025 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: In force
• Disease control zone type: Surveillance zone
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 25 January 2025

Case information

20 February 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Alford, East Lindsay, Lincolnshire (AIV 2025/08), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

Download the declaration of the ending of a protection zone

This revokes and replaces:

Download the declaration of an avian influenza protection and surveillance zone (PDF)

27 January 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Alford, East Lindsay, Lincolnshire (AIV 2025/08).

A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been declared around the premises. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.

Further information

Check:

• the updated bird flu disease control zone map
• if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals

Case number: AIV 2025/08

Published 27 January 2025
Last updated 20 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 20 February 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Alford, East Lindsay, Lincolnshire (AIV 2025/08), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

2. 27 January 2025

   First published.