25 May 2023
High-path bird flu confirmed on poultry farm in North Lincs
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Highly pathogenic bird flu has been confirmed on a poultry farm in North Lincolnshire, just days after two workers tested positive for the virus.
Avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed on Wednesday evening (24 May) at a farm near Scunthorpe, Defra said.
A 3km protection zone and a 10 km surveillance zone have been declared around the premises.
Before the latest case, avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 18 May, near Uckfield, East Sussex.
The scale of outbreaks across the UK and Europe have been unprecedented, with over 340 cases confirmed across the country since late October 2021.
And between 30,000 and 50,000 wild birds may have died of bird flu on the UK’s Farne Islands, according to the National Trust.
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