# Bird flu confirmed at East Yorkshire commercial poultry farm - BBC News

> Defra confirmed a highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a commercial poultry farm near Bridlington, East Yorkshire. A 3 km protection zone and 10 km surveillance zone were set up, and all birds on the premises will be culled. Authorities judge the risk to the public as very low.

- Date: 2022-08-29 · published 2022-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16258-bird-flu-confirmed-at-east-yorkshire-commercial-poultry-farm-bbc-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A single commercial farm outbreak is a small local supply loss, but it adds to the wider UK flock disruption that supports egg and chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bbc.co.uk: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-62713316

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