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Second bird flu outbreak on outskirts of Manchester in less than one week

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For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here A strain of 'highly pathogenic' avian flu has been discovered near Wigan.

According to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the H5N8 virus was confirmed in captive birds around Skelmersdale on Wednesday (March 31).

It is the most recent outbreak in a string of 20 incidents in the UK, LancsLive reports. Restrictions on letting birds out were initially put in place in December to stop the spread of the flu.

Housing measures put in place to stop the spread have been lifted, but enhanced biosecurity requirements will remain in place.

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