Posted: Thu 22nd Dec 2022

Avian Flu: 3km Control Zone around Buckley premises lifted but Wales wide measures remain

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Dec 22nd, 2022

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A 3km control zone put in place around a premises near Buckley where a case of bird flu was found last month has now been lifted. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) H5N1 had been identified in a captive bird at the premises close to Drury Lane in early November. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

At the time Flintshire Council said: “On 7 November 2022, Flintshire County Council Trading Standards (Animal Health) received notification from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 on a captive bird premises near Buckley, Flintshire. ” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“A 3km Captive Bird (Monitoring) Zone has been put in place around the infected premises.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

All keepers of kept birds within the 3km zone were asked to be vigilant for signs of the disease. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Signs were placed by main roads in Flintshire marking the entry and exit into the 3km control zone. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Welsh government published an update from the Interim Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales, it said: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Following successful completion of disease control activities within the zone, the Captive Bird Monitoring Control Zone has now been lifted.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“This revocation takes effect from 17:00 on 20 December 2022, thereby ending the measures imposed in the 3 kilometre Captive Bird (Monitoring) Controlled Zone centred on grid reference SJ3031163901, declared at 21.00 on 7 November 2022.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

New measures to keep all poultry and captive birds indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu come into force in Wales on December 2. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

all bird keepers in Wales must keep their birds indoors or otherwise separated from wild birds. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Keepers will also be required to complete and act upon a bespoke biosecurity review of the premises where birds are kept. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

This is to minimise the risk of virus entry in bird houses, which usually results in high mortality. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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