Protection zone set up after bird flu case found

A case of bird flu has been identified in Hampshire (not pictured)

A protection zone has been declared after a case of bird flu was discovered in Hampshire.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) also declared a surveillance zone after the case was found near Romsey.

In the two-mile (3km) protection zone, the premises must take precautions such as keeping records of any people or poultry entering or leaving, and isolating captive birds from wild or any other captive birds.

In the wider six-mile (10km) surveillance zone, keepers of captive birds must follow strict rules including also keeping records, but they do not need to isolate birds.

It follows the discovery of cases in Lazonby, Cumbria, and Blaydon and Consett in Durham - where a cull is to be carried out.

Protection and surveillance zones are in place around the premises near Romsey