Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 has been confirmed at a second premises near Redgrave, Mid Suffolk. A 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone has been put in place around the infected premises to limit the risk of the disease spreading. All poultry on the site will now be humanely culled. Trading Standards Officers will be going door to door in the 3km Protection Zone next week to help us and the Animal and Plant Health Agency establish where poultry are housed. A reminder and plea to all poultry keepers to please continue to keep your birds housed, and ensure you you follow strict biosecurity measures. - Keep your birds undercover away from wild birds. - Use dedicated footwear to enter your birds' housing so you don't walk disease in. - Remember that anything that enters your birds' housing could introduce disease, whether that's a bag of bedding, your pet cat walking in or rats and mice. - Store bedding undercover and keep other pets out of your birds' housing. Control rats and mice and clear up spilled feed. - As a priority, mend any damage to your birds' housing after the recent bad weather. For the latest information click here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu
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