Bird flu: second premises near Easingwold, Hambleton, North Yorkshire (AIV 2025/07)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in backyard poultry on 25 January 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 25 January 2025
• Last updated: 26 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 25 January 2025

Case details

26 February 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone around a second premises near Easingwold, Hambleton, North Yorkshire (AIV 2025/07), the 10km surveillance zone has ended.

22 February 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone around a second premises near Easingwold, Hambleton, North Yorkshire (AIV 2025/07), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes a surveillance zone.

25 January 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in a small backyard poultry flock at a second premises near Easingwold, Hambleton, North Yorkshire (AIV 2025/07).

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

Download the declaration of the ending of a surveillance zone

This revokes and replaces:

Download the declaration of the ending of a protection zone (PDF)

This revokes and replaces:

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

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 2025/07

Published 25 January 2025

Last updated 26 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 26 February 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone around a second premises near Easingwold, Hambleton, North Yorkshire (AIV 2025/07), the 10km surveillance zone has ended.

2. 22 February 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone around a second premises near Easingwold, Hambleton, North Yorkshire (AIV 2025/07) , the 3 km protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes a surveillance zone.

3. 25 January 2025

   First published.