Bird flu restrictions imposed across eastern England
All of Norfolk and Suffolk, and parts of Essex, have been made subject to avian flu restrictions.
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) had been established to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.
It follows a number of cases in poultry and wild and captive birds.
The UK’s deputy chief veterinary officer Richard Irvine said bird keepers “must urgently take action”.
Incidents have been confirmed near Hadleigh, Suffolk and in Northwold and Honington, which are either side of the county border near Thetford, Norfolk.
There was also a separate outbreaks at Honington, and others in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk and Attleborough in Norfolk a week ago.
The new AIPZ was declared following a number of detections of bird flu in both poultry and wild birds across Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex, Defra said.
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