Restrictions brought in after bird flu outbreak

An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in East Yorkshire.

All the birds on the premises near the village of Nafferton will be culled, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.

A protection zone of almost two miles (3km) and an eight-mile (10km) surveillance zone have been declared around the site.

The measures restrict the movement of birds, meat and eggs in the area.

There have been a number of outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 across the county.

On Sunday, a case was reported in commercial poultry at a farm near Beverley.

The virus spreads through birds' droppings and saliva, or through contaminated feed and water.

Scientists say the current risk to humans is low.

Transmission from birds to humans is rare and there has been no sustained human-to-human transmission.

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