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Avian influenza of the H5N8 subtype has been detected in laying chickens at a small farm in North Yorkshire.

A FURTHER outbreak of avian flu has been confirmed in North Yorkshire. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)  said  the H5N1 strain had been found in a backyard flock of chickens near Hawes, in Richmondshire yesterday. Further genetic analysis is underway to confirm whether this is the same strain that has been previously found in wild birds. A 3km and 10km Temporary Control Zone and 10km Temporary Movement Restriction Zone have been declared around the premises.  Last month, more than 10,500 turkeys had to culled at a farm near Northallerton after a st...

Published: 11:46 AM December 20, 2020    Updated: 6:13 PM December 20, 2020 Norfolk's third bird flu outbreak this month has been confirmed at a duck breeding farm near Attleborough - Credit: Defra A duck breeding farm near Attleborough has become Norfolk's third confirmed case of bird flu this month. Defra says all 8,000 birds on the premises will now be humanely culled in an effort to stop the spread of the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of avian influenza, which has become a major threat to East Anglia's valuable poultry industry this winter. It follows two cases confirmed earlier th...

A FURTHER outbreak of avian flu has been confirmed in North Yorkshire. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)  said  the H5N1 strain had been found in a backyard flock of chickens near Hawes, in Richmondshire yesterday. Further genetic analysis is underway to confirm whether this is the same strain that has been previously found in wild birds. A 3km and 10km Temporary Control Zone and 10km Temporary Movement Restriction Zone have been declared around the premises.  Last month, more than 10,500 turkeys had to culled at a farm near Northallerton after a st...

New bird flu outbreaks in Orkney and North Yorkshire 18 December 2020 | The new, separate outbreaks both occurred in poultry Two new outbreaks of avian influenza have been confirmed in poultry in Orkney and in North Yorkshire, the government has confirmed. Avian influenza of the H5N8 subtype was found on Thursday (17 December) in a small commercial free range laying flock on Sanday, Orkney. Temporary Control Zones (TCZs) of 3 km and 10 km have been put in place, the Scottish government explained. The TCZs are temporary and will remain in place until the pathogenicity of the virus is identifi...