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Northumberland and County Durham have also been rated highly in the rankings, which have been compiled using statistics from different sectors ...

As cases are beginning to rise, we’ve looked back and pulled together a map of all the locations in the North East where bird flu has been confirmed since the outbreak began.

The map, which can be accessed by clicking the link towards the end of the article, lets users hover over a particular area before a pop-up box explains their North East link.