Bird flu: second premises near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/15)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 8 February 2025.

Case information

18 March 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a second premises near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2025/15), the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

9 March 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a second premises near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2025/15), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes a surveillance zone.

8 February 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a second premises near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/15).

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

Declarations

This revokes and replaces the .

This revokes and replaces the .

Further information

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Case number: 2025/15

Updates to this page

Published 8 February 2025
Last updated 18 March 2025 show all updates
  1. Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a second premises near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2025/15), the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

  2. Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a second premises near Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire (AIV 2025/15), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes a surveillance zone.

  3. First published.