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Avian flu control zones affecting Greater Manchester and north west mapped - and what they mean
02.02.2022 - 15:44 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bird flu control zones have been in effect across England throughout winter, in an effort to stop the illness from spreading.
The virus - also know as avian influenza - is infectious and spreads among birds via contaminated saliva, nasal secretions or faeces.
The current upsurge in the country has been described as the 'largest-ever,' with millions of birds culled in a bid to curb infections.
In some rare cases, the virus can be spread to humans and in January 2022, a person in south-west England became the first in the UK to contract bird flu.
Read more:What is bird flu, how does it spread and is it harmful to humans?
Infections can be either high pathogen (HPAI) or low pathogenic (LPAI) depending on their severity.
Poultry infected with LPAI bird flu may show mild signs of the disease or none at all.
But infections caused by HPAI can cause severe disease and death, according to the European Commission.
When a LPAI case is confirmed in birds in the UK, the government will impose a 1km Restricted Zone around the infected premises.
If a HPAI infection is found, a larger and more strict 3km Protection Zone and 10km Surveillance Zone around the infected premises is enforced.
Measures in the 10km surveillance zone include a number of restrictions on recording poultry movements. The release of game is also prohibited and there are certain regulations in place around the movement of eggs.
There are currently several avian flu control zones across the north west - with one covering parts of Bolton and Wigan.
A case of HPAI bird flu, strain H5N1, was confirmed on 28 January 2022 in commercial poultry at a premises near Calveley, Cheshire East.
All birds on the infected premises will be humanely culled.
A 3km Protection Zone
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