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| Case of bird flu confirmed at Yorkshire duck farm | Case of bird flu confirmed at Yorkshire duck farm |
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| A case of bird flu has been confirmed at a duck breeding farm in east Yorkshire, officials have said. | |
| The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the risk to public health and the food chain was low, and that a cull of poultry at the farm was being carried out. | |
| The strain has not been confirmed, but the deadly H5N1 form has been ruled out. | |
| The virus spreads between birds and, in rare cases, can affect humans. | |
| On Sunday, an outbreak of a highly contagious strain of bird flu was discovered at a poultry farm in the Netherlands. | |
| The case in Yorkshire is the first in the UK since 2008, when a flock was culled. The flu has always been effectively controlled in the UK. | |
| A Defra spokeswoman said: "We have confirmed a case of avian flu on a duck breeding farm in Yorkshire - the public health risk is very low and there is no risk to the food chain. | |
| "We are taking immediate and robust action which includes introducing a 10km restriction zone and culling all poultry on the farm to prevent any potential spread of infection. A detailed investigation is ongoing. | |
| "We have a strong track record of controlling and eliminating previous outbreaks of avian flu in the UK." |