On the 20^th of May 2022, WOAH (ex OIE) approved Belgium’s self-declaration on the recovery of the free status of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses in poultry. Belgium was free of HPAI in poultry from 27 April 2022 to 20 September 2022. This status was lost following an outbreak in one poultry farm on the 21st of September 2022.