Bird flu: premises near Rye, Rother, East Sussex (AIV 2025/03)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 17 January 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 17 January 2025
• Last updated: 18 February 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 17 January 2025
• Case closed date: 18 February 2025

Case information

18 February 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Rye, Rother, East Sussex (AIV 2025/03), the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

9 February 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Rye, Rother, East Sussex (AIV 2025/03), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

Download the ending of a surveillance zone declaration (PDF)

This revokes:

Download the declaration of the ending of the protection zone

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of the avian influenza protection and surveillance zone

17 January 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 17 January 2025 at a premises near Rye, Rother, East Sussex (AIV 2025/03).

A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been declared surrounding 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 2025/03

Published 17 January 2025
Last updated 18 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 18 February 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Rye, Rother, East Sussex (AIV 2025/03), the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 9 February 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Rye, Rother, East Sussex (AIV 2025/03), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

3. 17 January 2025

   First published.