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News · 15 April 2026

Gainsborough area sees bird flu, all poultry culled

Gainsborough area sees bird flu, all poultry culled

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People in the Gainsborough area now have new restricted zones following a bird flu discovery locally. The H5N1 bird flu was identified by Defra at a commercial poultry site on Tuesday; all birds there face culling. A 1.9-mile (3km) protection zone and a 6.2-mile (10km) surveillance zone are now in effect around the affected premises.

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