Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The discovery of a strain of "highly pathogenic" avian flu at a Scottish farm has prompted a warning that people should avoid touching dead birds in the wild.Restrictions have been imposed locally on poultry, eggs and manure after the H5N1 strain was identified in a flock of 14,000 birds at a rearing site in Glenrothes, Fife.Concerns were raised about a high death rate in the flock of mixed game birds and a laboratory confirmed some had been infected by the highly dangerous virus.The entire flock was culled.A 3km protection zone has been put in place as well as a 10km surveillance zone around the scene to restrict the movement of poultry and related.
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