16.01.2017

The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed H5N8 avian influenza in a flock of turkeys at a farm in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. 
This follows confirmation of the disease in a flock of turkeys on a nearby farm on 16 December 2016. There is unlikely to be a direct link to the previous case but a full investigation is under way to confirm this.
The flock is estimated to contain approximately 6,000 birds.