Near Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed on a premises near Montgomeryshire in Powys on the 27th April 2023. This is the third case to be confirmed in Wales in April. Incredibly strict biosecurity is critical to ensuring that the disease does not circulate further in the area, especially now the housing order has been lifted, and the disease risk lowered.