The type of bird flu found in turkeys on a Suffolk farm, eastern England, is the virulent H5N1 strain, according to government vets Tuesday.
Acting Chief Veterinary Officer Fred Landeg made the announcement at a press conference in London.
The H5N1 strain is highly pathogenic which already killed some 200 people worldwide.
All birds including approximately 5,000 turkeys, 1,000 ducks and 500 geese at the affected premises will be slaughtered.
Police officers are at the entrance to the farm, and vehicles are being sprayed with a jet hose.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said some 10 percent of birds in one shed at the farm had died during one night.
The virus was discovered on Sunday at Redgrave Park Farm near Diss.
A 3-kilometer protection zone and a 10-kilometer surveillance zone have been set up and the farm is co-operating with vets.
More than 160,000 birds were killed after an outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain of the disease at a Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Suffolk in February.
Source: Xinhua
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