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Good start to the season  ( CUMBRIA ) Dear Stakeholder In response to the significant increase in findings of avian influenza in kept and wild birds, in addition to the national Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ), mandatory housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds will now also apply in new areas (Cumbria, County Durham, Northumberland and Tyneside) as follows: Cheshire City of Kingston Upon Hull County Durham – added from 07 April Cumbria – added from 07 April Herefordshire The East Riding of Yorkshire Lancashire Lincolnshire Merseyside Norfolk Northumberland – added from 07 April North Yorkshire Shropshire Suffolk Tyneside – added from 07 April Worcestershire York. These new measures will come into force at 00:01 on Monday 07 April 2025. All bird keepers in these areas must, from this date, house their birds in addition to following stringent biosecurity measures. If keepers fall into a Protection Zone outside of these areas, they must also house their birds. Further information about the additional housing measures is available in the press release on GOV.UK. The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) requiring mandatory biosecurity measures still remains in place across GB. Please check the disease control zones on our avian influenza interactive map to see what restrictions are in place and the biosecurity guidance available on GOV.UK. Definitive requirements are set out in the published declarations for each disease control zone currently in force. More information is available on GOV.UK. Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Contact us This email and any attachments is intended for the named recipient only. If you have received it in error you have no authority to use, disclose, store or copy any of its contents and you should destroy it and inform the sender. Whilst this email and associated attachments will have been checked for known viruses whilst within APHA systems we can accept no responsibility once it has left our systems. Communications on APHA computer systems may be monitored and/or recorded to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes.