Number of bird flu cases since start of October 2022 nears 100 according to today's statement from Defra

LATEST confirmed bird flu outbreaks in England have been at poultry premises  near:

* Tattenhall in Cheshire

* Farringdon in Oxfordshire

* Oundle in Northamptonshire  

* Torpoint in Cornwall

These cases - all confirmed this week- bring the number to 98  since 1 October 2022.

There have been 232 cases since the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak started in October 2021 according to a statement released this morning by Defra.