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UK confirms H5N1 bird flu outbreak in southwestern England
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Posted on August 31, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 31, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
The UK government confirmed an H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Devon, establishing protection zones and ordering the culling of all poultry on the premises.
(Reuters) -The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus was confirmed in poultry at a premises in southwestern England, the UK government said on Sunday.
A 3 km (about 2 miles) protection zone and 10 km surveillance zone have been declared around the premises near Exminster in Devon, the government said, adding that "all poultry on the premises will be humanely culled."
(Reporting by Yazhini MV in BengaluruEditing by Ros Russell)
The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus was confirmed in poultry.
A 3 km protection zone and a 10 km surveillance zone have been declared around the premises.
The outbreak is located near Exminster in Devon, England.
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