Near Maldon, Essex

The third case to be confirmed on the 8th October was on a commercial poultry premises home to a large number of turkeys near Maldon in Essex. At 8:30pm that same day, a disease control zone was declared, which includes a 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone. Parts of Essex were within a regional Avian Influenza Prevention Zone at this time, and will also be subject to a mandatory poultry housing order, which comes into place on Wednesday 12th October 2022.