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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (136): UK, HPAI H5N8, poultry, 1st outbreak
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- United KingdomAvian flu of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed in turkeys at a farm near Louth in Lincolnshire today [16 Dec 2016].Most birds at the premises have died - any remaining birds there will be humanely culled. We have put in place a 3km [approx 1.86 mi] Protection Zone and a 10km [approx. 6.2 mi] Surveillance Zone around the infected farm to limit the risk of the disease spreading.The advice from Public Health England (PHE) is that the risk to public health from Read more [...]
