Near Montgomeryshire, Powys

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed on a premises near Montgomeryshire in Powys on the 13th April 2023. This confirmed case comes after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced that the risk of poultry exposure to avian influenza had been lowered, and that the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone housing measures will be lifted on Tuesday 18th April. Stringent biosecurity must be maintained to lower the chances of this deadly disease spreading, especially as risks are lowered, and the housing order is lifted.