Poultry culled after two bird flu strikes
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Seaton in east Devon and near Lifton in west Devon.
A 1.8 mile (3km) protection zone and 6.2 (10km) surveillance zone has been declared around each of the premises.
All poultry will be humanely culled, said Defra and the Animal and Plant Health agency.
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Poultry culled after two bird flu strikes
There have been two new outbreaks of bird flu in Devon, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed. The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Seaton in east Devon and near Lifton in west Devon. A 1.8 mile (3km) protection zone and 6.2 (10km) surveillance zone has been declared around each of the premises. All poultry will be humanely culled, said Defra and the Animal and Plant Health agency. Related internet links Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs More on this story Bird flu outbreak at poultry farm in Aberdeenshire Should I worry about a bird flu pandemic? Shooting group fears closure in bird flu row
