The UKHSA says the risk to public health is very low
Officials say there has been a new outbreak of bird flu at a farm in Norfolk. The last case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was confirmed in commercial birds near Gaydon, near King’s Lynn.
A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been set up to prevent the spread of the disease, and all birds in the facility are being culled, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) said. It is the latest in a wave of bird flu cases that have hit birds and flocks of captive birds across the UK in the past year.
There are eight disease control zones in Norfolk, Cornwall, Devon and Bedfordshire, and more than 100 cases have been reported in England, with the most cases in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There have been devastating outbreaks among wild birds, killing thousands of nesting seagulls in major colonies and forcing the closure of wildlife tourism hotspots such as the Farne Islands in Northumberland.
The UK Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) states that bird flu is primarily a disease of birds and poses a very low risk to public health.
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