Bird flu outbreak at Cheshire farm - a 1km restriction zone has been put in force
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox A farm in Cheshire has notified authorities of an outbreak of bird flu, which has prompted a 1km restriction zone imposed around the area.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is working with Defra, Public Health England and the Animal and Plant Health Agency following the outbreak of avian flu at a poultry farm in Tarporley, CheshireLive reports.
The specific farm has not been identified by officials. Workers at the site, which houses 4,500 birds, raised the alarm when they noticed they were becoming unwell.
Test results identified the strain of avian flu as a low pathogenic case - meaning it's less likely to cause death in the birds - but it's
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