England's eastern coast faces a bird flu outbreak, prompting preventative measures at bird farms. Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been detected in Norfolk and Yorkshire, leading to culls and a 3-kilometer protective zone around affected farms.
Bird farms across England 's eastern coast had to enforce preventative bird flu measures starting Monday after a spate of cases were detected in the latest outbreak of the virus. UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said further cases of bird flu were detected in Norfolk, east England and East Riding of Yorkshire, northeast England in the last week. On Monday, DEFRA decided to pre-emptively cull birds and enforce a three-kilometre (1.
8-mile) protective zone in a Norfolk farm following reports of suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu. A regional avian influenza prevention zone to prevent further cases has been enforced across east England, including in Lincolnshire and Suffolk. Starting Monday, bird keepers in the zone must keep their birds housed to protect them from the virus. The assessed risk of bird flu in wild birds has been increased to very high in Great Britain, which means that the risk occurs almost certainly. So far, 11 cases of the H5N1 strain of the virus, and one case of the H5N5 strain have been detected in England in the current outbreak. The first case in the outbreak was reported in November, and no cases have been confirmed so far in Scotland and Wales.The last case before the current season was detected in February 2024. Between 2021 and 2023, the UK experienced its largest ever bird flu outbreak due to the H5N1 strain. It killed 3.8 million birds and the virus became widespread in wild bird populations. Some UK seabird populations experienced extensive declines in the period, said a study by conservationists at the start of 2024. The disease mainly affects birds and the risk to the general public's health is very low, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
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