Chook flu circumstances have been confirmed in two places in Hampshire by the Division of Surroundings, Meals and Rural Affairs (Defra).
They confirmed that the extremely contagious H5N1 virus had circumstances in Colden Frequent and Highclere.
Defra confirmed {that a} 3km captive fowl managed zone was in place round every website.
This comes after a fowl flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Bishop’s Waltham in February. This resulted in all of the birds on the farm being humanely culled.
There was an identical case in Romsey on the finish of 2021.
A press release on Defra’s web site stated: “Extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed on the following premises in different captive birds on December 5 close to Highclere, Basingstoke & Deane, Hampshire and close to Colden Frequent, Winchester, Hampshire.
“A 3km captive fowl (monitoring) managed zone has been declared round every premises.”
Chook flu, also called avian flu, is a kind of influenza that spreads amongst birds.
Some strains of fowl flu can cross from birds to folks, however that is extraordinarily uncommon, based on the UKHSA.
It normally requires shut contact with an contaminated fowl, so the danger to people is usually thought of very low.
Human-to-human transmission of fowl flu can also be very uncommon, the organisation stated.
