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One million chickens culled after H5N1 Bird Flu virus found spreading among several UK farms

Lincolnshire is a bird flu hot-spot during the largest outbreak of infections England has known.

Lincolnshire is a bird flu hot-spot during the largest outbreak of infections England has known.

Summary

  • Professor Ian Brown, of the Animal and Plant Health Agency, said: “There is a high density of poultry farms in Lincolnshire and the virus has found its way in because it has been able to breach the biosecurity barrier of the farms.”