Bird flu confirmed at Wrexham poultry premises, DEFRA says
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said yesterday (Tuesday, June 24) the case has been confirmed at a premises near Glyn Ceiriog, and revealed 3km and 10km bird flu surveillance zones.
The confirmation of the presence of the H5N1strain of the virus has prompted immediate action from animal health authorities.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed at a premises near Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham. All bird keepers should remain vigilant & follow stringent biosecurity measures to prevent future outbreaks. See https://t.co/NesSSQTuAQ: https://t.co/yW5wGJ4qaR for info. #BirdFlu pic.twitter.com/x8c4mknqlW
All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled, DEFRA said.
(Image: DEFRA) Bird flu, or avian flu, is an infectious type of influenza that spreads among birds. In rare cases, it can affect humans.
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There are lots of different strains of bird flu virus. Most of them don't infect humans. The NHS website states there are four strains that have caused public health "concern" in recent years:
Although H5N1, H7N9 and H5N6 don't infect people easily and aren't usually spread from human to human, several people have been infected around the world, leading to a number of deaths.
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