Avian Influenza H5N8 -- United Kingdom
Avian flu of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed in turkeys at a farm near Louth in Lincolnshire today [16 Dec 2016].
Most birds at the premises have died - any remaining birds there will be humanely culled. We have put in place a 3km [approx 1.86 mi] Protection Zone and a 10km [approx. 6.2 mi] Surveillance Zone around the infected farm to limit the risk of the disease spreading.
The advice from Public Health England (PHE) is that the risk to public health from the virus is very low and
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2hGFMK0
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