A confirmed case of Avian Flu has been found in a small number of birds at a private premises in Gateshead.
A three-kilometre protection zone has been implemented around the Rowland Gill area, which includes farms, allotments, smallholdings and domestic premises.
Restrictions on the keeping and movement of poultry and caged birds have been put in place to prevent the spread of the disease which is highly infectious in birds, but poses an extremely low risk to humans.
