Two new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
The disease was confirmed in commercial housed poultry at a second site near Kelvedon, Braintree in Essex and in commercial housed poultry at a fourth premises near Mundford, Breckland in Norfolk yesterday (October 13).
3km Protection Zones and 10km Surveillance zones have been declared around the infected premises.
All poultry on the sites will also be humanely culled.
Since the start of the month, there have been 33 confirmed cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in England.
In total, there have been 191 cases of the disease in England since the outbreak started in October of 2021.
Amendments
A site near Sleaford, North Kesteven in Lincolnshire has had the 3km Protection Zone and 10km Surveillance zone around it amended.
The premises had a confirmed case of bird flu on Wednesday (October 12).
Commercial poultry tested positive for the disease at a premises near Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire on August 28, 2022.
Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, part of the Protection Zone has ended and the area forms part of the Surveillance Zone.
