January 11, 2021 10:18 am Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer, Dr. Robert Huey, has warned the department is testing “a number” of other suspected cases as he confirmed notifiable avian influenza, subtype H5N8, has been found in a second poultry flock in Northern Ireland. Confirming the finding at a commercial holding near Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Dr. Huey said: “A second suspect case of notifiable avian influenza was reported to the department last week. “After initial results from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) suggested the presence of notifiable avian influenza, I put strict disease control measures in place in the area, including Temporary Control Zones (3km and 10km) to mitigate against onward disease spread and 31,000 birds were humanely culled at the premises.