Bird flu: premises near Kington, North Herefordshire, Herefordshire (AIV 2025/26)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 4 March 2025.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
4 March 2025
Last updated
11 April 2025 — 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No longer in force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:
4 March 2025
Case closed date:
11 April 2025

Case information

11 April 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Kington, North Herefordshire, Herefordshire (AIV 2025/26), the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked. Please note part of the surveillance zone extends into Wales.

3 April 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Kington, North Herefordshire, Herefordshire (AIV 2025/26), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes a surveillance zone. Please note part of the surveillance zone extends into Wales.

4 March 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Kington, North Herefordshire, Herefordshire (AIV 2025/26). A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone has been declared around the premises. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled. Please note part of the protection zone and part of the surveillance extends into Wales.

Declarations

Download the declaration of the revocation of a surveillance zone

This revokes and replaces:

Download the declaration of the ending of a protection zone

The declaration of an avian influenza protection zone and surveillance zone

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 2025/26

Updates to this page

Published 4 March 2025
Last updated 11 April 2025 show all updates

  1. Following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Kington, North Herefordshire, Herefordshire (AIV 2025/26), the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked. Please note part of the surveillance zone extends into Wales.

  2. Following successful completion of disease control activity and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Kington, North Herefordshire, Herefordshire (AIV 2025/26), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes a surveillance zone. Please note part of the surveillance zone extends into Wales.

  3. First published.

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