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Thousands of chickens to be slaughtered after bird flu outbreak at northern England farm
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mirror.co.ukThousands of chickens are set to be slaughtered after a bird flu outbreak was confirmed at a commercial farm in the northwest of England.
A 3km prevention zone has been set up after the virus was identified at a site in Helsby, near Frodsham in Cheshire - with around 13,500 birds to be culled.
After a positive case came to light on Monday, testing confirmed a highly pathogenic strain of the avian flu related to a strain currently making its way through Europe.
It is unconnected to Covid-19 and public health officials have emphasised the risk to the public is "very low", reports the Liverpool Echo.
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