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H5N1 Bird flu is found at sites in Yorkshire and Lancashire

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-59276779

Bird flu is found at sites in Yorkshire and Lancashire
Published 8 hours ago


A protection zone has been put around a site in North Yorkshire after birds there were confirmed as having the H5N1 virus.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said bird flu was found at premises near Leeming Bar, Hambleton on Saturday.

Defra said further testing was under way and that all birds at the site would be humanely culled...



On Friday, bird flu was found at a site in Fylde, Lancashire.



Temporary control zones covering 3km (1.8 miles) and 10km (6.2 miles) are in place around both the Leeming Bar and Fylde sites.
 
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-59375069

Bird flu: HN51 outbreak in North Yorkshire confirmed
Published 23 hours ago

An outbreak of bird flu in North Yorkshire has been confirmed.

The H5N1 virus, which is highly contagious and can kill poultry flocks, has been confirmed at a premises near Thirsk.

Temporary control zones of 1.8 miles (3km) and 6.2 miles (10km) have been put in place around the affected site.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ordered keepers in Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire to house all birds...
 
Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu#history

...Update 26 November:

Further testing has confirmed that the avian influenza strain in birds at the premises near Thirsk, Hambleton, North Yorkshire as highly pathogenic (HPAI H5N1). Following confirmation of the pathogenicity, the Temporary Control Zones have been revoked and replaced by 3km Protection Zone and 10km Surveillance Zone around the premises.

Avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed in birds at a premises near Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire. Further testing is underway to confirm the pathogenicity of the strain in this case. 3km and 10km Temporary Control Zones have been put in place around the premises...
 
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