Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Yorkshire
A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a farm in East Riding of Yorkshire. The virus, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), was discovered near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire,
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UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
The UK government said on Tuesday that cases of bird flu had been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in Yorkshire, hours after it increased the risk level of the disease from medium to high.
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Bird flu confirmed on commercial poultry farm in Yorkshire as protection zone put in place
All poultry on the premises near Hornsea in the East Riding will be humanely killed, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said. A protection zone of 3km (1.86 miles) has been put in place around the site, which has not been identified.
UK government confirms spread of bird flu in commercial poultry
The UK government said on Tuesday it has confirmed a strain of the H5N5 bird flu virus in commercial poultry at a premises near Hornsea in Yorkshire.
Bird flu confirmed in Yorkshire as huge protection zone set up
Tests revealed the presence of the H5N5 strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus at the Hornsea site. This marks the first case of this strain found in poultry or captive birds in England during the current outbreak.
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Bird Flu in Pigs Is One Step Closer to Endangering Humans
If a pig infected with human flu got infected with the H5N1 bird flu, a new virus could emerge with parts of both. That’d be bad.
UK raises risk level of bird flu to high from medium
Britain increased the risk level of bird flu from medium to high after two different strains of the virus, H5N5 and H5N1, were detected in wild birds in the country over the autumn, according to a government update on Tuesday.
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