An outbreak of avian flu is confirmed at a commercial poultry site near Cantley in Doncaster.
A 2-mile protection zone and a 6-mile surveillance zone have been put in place around the areaThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the H5N1 virus "was confirmed in commercial poultry" at a site near Cantley in Doncaster.All the birds on the affected premises will be humanely killed, Defra said.
Bird flu is an infectious disease of poultry and wild birds that has been around for a century. It usually flares up in autumn before fading away in spring and summer. It can spread through entire flocks of domestic birds within a matter of days, through birds' droppings and saliva, or through contaminated feed and water.
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