"Avian Influenza Prevention Zone" Declared In Four UK Counties After Bird Flu Detected
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone , or AIPZ , has been declare across four counties in England after bird flu was detected in a number of hazardous and captive birds in the region . The county affected are the East Riding of Yorkshire , Lincolnshire , Norfolk and Suffolk . These areas are home toa huge numberof the UK ’s “ intensive farm ” , meaning they have capacity for housing at least 40,000 poultry Bronx cheer – and , some have argued , the perfect conditions for avian flu to spread ....