Bird flu outbreak confirmed at North Lincolnshire poultry farm

Summarised from BBC Lincolnshire's report · Updated 5 Nov, 13:41 · Archive

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm near Brigg in North Lincolnshire.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm near Brigg in North Lincolnshire. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said all birds on the premises would be humanely culled. A protection zone of about two miles and an eight-mile surveillance zone have been put in place around the site to restrict the movement of birds in the area.

The highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads through birds' droppings and saliva, or through contaminated feed and water. The UK Health Security Agency said the risk to the general public's health remained very low, and the Food Standards Agency said it posed a very low food safety risk, with properly cooked poultry and poultry products safe to eat. Transmission from birds to humans is rare and there has been no sustained human-to-human transmission.

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• Bird flu outbreak confirmed at poultry farmAll birds on the premises will be humanely culled, Defra saysBBC Lincolnshire · 5 Nov, 11:05

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