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Fresh case of bird flu in UK turkeys

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About 5,000 birds are being slaughtered after avian flu was confirmed in turkeys on a Suffolk farm, government officials have announced. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the H5 strain was found in turkeys near Diss on the Norfolk and Suffolk border.

The farm also houses ducks and geese and all the birds will be slaughtered.

A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone are in the process of being set up.

Read the full article at BBC News

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