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| Suspected case of bird flu found at a Lancashire farm | Suspected case of bird flu found at a Lancashire farm |
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| A suspected case of bird flu has been found at a Lancashire farm. | A suspected case of bird flu has been found at a Lancashire farm. |
| Poultry movement restrictions are in place within a 10km "control zone" and all birds at the premises will be culled, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said. | |
| The risk to public health is very low, it added, | |
| The Food Standards Agency said there was "no food safety risk" for consumers. | |
| A statement from Defra said: "We have a strong track record of controlling and eliminating previous outbreaks of avian flu in the UK. | |
| "The outbreaks in Yorkshire last year and Hampshire in February were both successfully contained, allowing restrictions to be lifted at the earliest opportunity." | |
| Nigel Gibbens, Defra's chief vet, said: "We have taken swift precautionary action to limit the risk of the disease spreading. I would urge bird keepers to be vigilant for any signs of the disease." |