Manchester Evening News reported.Workers at the site raised the alarm when they noticed animals were becoming unwell and test results later identified a strain of avian flu.
Defra, Public Health England, Cheshire West and Chester West Council, and the Animal and Plant Health Agency are working together to contain the outbreak.It is a low pathogenic case, meaning it’s likely to cause death in birds, but it is hard to spot in the early stages so a restriction zone has been set up.The 1km restriction zone affects between 200 and 300 properties in the area, but the council have stressed it has been imposed to prevent the movement of birds, not people.
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