Fresh outbreak of bird flu virus hits Britain
British Government Officials have confirmed another bird flu outbreak on a Turkey farm located in Norfolk.
Officials also stated that about 5,000 birds are being slaughtered to prevent the spread to other farms in the area.The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the H5 strain was found in turkeys near Diss on the Norfolk and Suffolk border.
The site also houses ducks and geese and all the birds will be slaughtered.
Procedures to stop the spread to other farms are being put in-place. A two mile protection zone and a 6 mile surveillance zone are being set up.
Preliminary tests showed the turkeys had the H5 strain of bird flu, but it is not yet known whether it is a highly pathogenic form of the disease.
All birds are being slaughtered at the premises, and Defra said it was consulting on what further measures may be needed.
Inside the zones, bird movements will be restricted and all birds must be housed or isolated from contact with wild birds.
All poultry keepers on the British poultry register will be notified and EU officials have been informed.
Bird flu story source: BBC