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Bird flu: Cull at Norfolk turkey farm as cases confirmed – BBC News
A temporary exclusion zone is set up around the site near Attleborough, Norfolk, Defra says.
image captionThe H5N8 strain of avian influenza was found at a turkey farm near Attleborough
Turkeys at a farm in Norfolk are to be slaughtered after cases of bird flu were confirmed.
A number of birds were found to have the H5N8 strain of avian flu, the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.
It has set up a temporary 3km (1.9 mile) exclusion zone around the farm, near Attleborough, in an effort to limit the spread of the disease.
Public Health England said the risk to…
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