Bird flu confirmed at commercial poultry site
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Neve Gordon-Farleigh
Norfolk's second case of bird flu this autumn has been confirmed in commercial poultry.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said a case of the H5N1 virus had been found near Dereham in the Breckland area of Norfolk on Thursday.
A 1.9 mile (3km) protection zone and 6.2 mile (10km) surveillance zone have been declared around the premises and all poultry on the site will be humanely culled.
On Monday, a case of the virus was confirmed in commercial poultry near Dersingham in west Norfolk.
On Wednesday an avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) was declared across England and Scotland to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks. It followed a number of findings of the virus in wild birds and poultry.
On Friday, the advice was updated to include keepers of 50 or more birds and keepers of less than 50 birds where poultry products are sold.
The number of cases of bird flu in the UK so far this autumn now stands at nine.
The UK Health Security Agency said the risk to the general public's health is very low.
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Bird flu confirmed at poultry premises
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