On the 20th September 2022, near Dartington, Devon a case of avian influenza was confirmed in the poultry on the premises, which included ducks, breeding ducks and chickens. At 8.15pm a disease prevention zone was declared. At this time, Devon, Cornwall and parts of Somerset were in a regional Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ), which came into place on the 31st August.

