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  • England: H5n8 in poultry near Redcar

    Source: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/ne...d-redcar-farm/

    12 hrs ago
    Chickens to be culled after bird flu detected at Redcar farm
    By Catherine Priestley catherinepecho Chief Reporter (Sedgefield)
    A case of avian influenza was detected among laying chickens at premises near Redcar on Saturday, February 6, 2021

    AN outbreak of avian flu has been detected at a farm near Redcar.

    Avian influenza of the H5N8 subtype was confirmed in laying chickens at the premises on Saturday, February 6.

    Defra said it would act quickly to humanely cull all affected birds and to introduce movement restrictions, to limit the risk of the disease spreading...
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