Another bird flu outbreak declared in UK as experts fear bug is ‘one mutation from pandemic’

ANOTHER bird flu outbreak has been confirmed at a farm in England, as experts fear the virus is one mutation from becoming pandemic.

The government said all poultry on the infected site, in East Yorkshire, will be humanely culled after a strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected.

GettyH5N1 bird flu has been spotted in the UK for the 16th time in 2024[/caption]

A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been put in place around the premises, to keep other animals out.