Highly Infectious Strain of Bird Flu Found on Two More English Turkey Farms

A warning sign hangs from a fence at a farm near Northallerton after an outbreak of Avian flu was confirmed at a commercial turkey fattening farm in Hambleton, North Yorkshire, on Nov. 29, 2020. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Bird flu has been found on two turkey farms in Norfolk, the UK government confirmed over the weekend.

The “highly pathogenic” H5N8 strain of avian flu was found on Friday at a farm near Attleborough then at another farm on Saturday near King’s Lynn.