Agriculture minister confident bird flu outbreak will be contained amid Christmas turkey concerns

A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone are now in place. See map below. Stock picture

Avian flu has been confirmed in samples taken from a turkey flock in Co Monaghan, leading to restriction zones being put in place. 

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza H5N1 near Clones, adding that further testing would be carried out to determine the pathogenicity, with results due over the coming days.