Near Thetford, Norfolk

Avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed on a sixth premises near Thetford in Norfolk on the 7th October. The case, which occurred on a commercial duck premises, was another of the three cases announced on this day. At 9:30 on the evening of the 7th, a disease control zone was declared, which included a 3km Control Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone. Norfolk was in a regional Avian Influenza Prevention Zone at this time.