Bird flu case confirmed as protection zone set up
All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled and Defra has set up a 3km (1.86 mile) "protection zone" around the site along with a 10km (6.21 mile) "surveillance zone", ESCC added. The UK Health Security Agency says avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public's health is very low.