UK confirms case of bird flu in poultry in northern England

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has detected a case of the H5N1 bird flu in poultry in West Yorkshire, northern England, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Wednesday.

“All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled,” a notice on the department’s website said.

(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Editing by Leslie Adler)