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Two more outbreaks of bird flu confirmed in Cheshire

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Another two outbreaks of bird flu have been confirmed in Cheshire. Cases of avian influenza have been detected in commercial poultry at premises near Tarporley and Aldersey, Cheshire Live reports .

The risk to the public remains very low, Cheshire West and Chester Council has said. Meanwhile, the BBC is reporting that 26 swans have been culled in Windsor, with a 3km exclusion zone put in place to halt the spread of the disease.

The latest cases follow outbreaks confirmed at a premises near Mouldsworth and Helsby, in Cheshire, towards the end of last year.

Action is being taken to contain any spread of the virus after the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) confirmed that the H5N1 strain of avian influenza had again been found in two new locations.

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