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07/04/2006
Bird flu tests continue
More dead birds are being tested for bird flu in Scotland, after the first case of the deadly H5N1 virus in a wild bird in the UK was discovered there.
Fourteen birds - 12 swans and two other species - are currently being tested. Nine birds have so far tested negative for the H5N1 virus.
The tests follow the discovery of the deadly virus - which has killed over a hundred people worldwide - in a dead swan found in the coastal village of Cellardyke in Fife.
An initial 3km protection zone was established around Cellardyke, as well as a surveillance zone of 10km. Surveillance zones were later extended to cover around 2,500 km square. This area contains around 3.1 million birds at 175 registered poultry premises. Around 48 are understood to be free-range premises, containing 260,000 birds.
Anyone in the affected area has been ordered to keep their birds indoors to prevent them coming into contact with wild birds and gatherings of birds have been banned.
Movement restrictions on poultry, eggs and poultry products have also been put in place.
On Friday, it was also confirmed that tests were being carried out on three dead seagulls found in a lake in Gloucester.
Test results on a number of dead swans discovered in Northern Ireland yesterday came back negative on Friday.
Defra has said that anyone who finds a dead swan, duck or goose or three or more dead wild or garden birds together should contact the helpline on: 08459 335577.
(KMcA)
Fourteen birds - 12 swans and two other species - are currently being tested. Nine birds have so far tested negative for the H5N1 virus.
The tests follow the discovery of the deadly virus - which has killed over a hundred people worldwide - in a dead swan found in the coastal village of Cellardyke in Fife.
An initial 3km protection zone was established around Cellardyke, as well as a surveillance zone of 10km. Surveillance zones were later extended to cover around 2,500 km square. This area contains around 3.1 million birds at 175 registered poultry premises. Around 48 are understood to be free-range premises, containing 260,000 birds.
Anyone in the affected area has been ordered to keep their birds indoors to prevent them coming into contact with wild birds and gatherings of birds have been banned.
Movement restrictions on poultry, eggs and poultry products have also been put in place.
On Friday, it was also confirmed that tests were being carried out on three dead seagulls found in a lake in Gloucester.
Test results on a number of dead swans discovered in Northern Ireland yesterday came back negative on Friday.
Defra has said that anyone who finds a dead swan, duck or goose or three or more dead wild or garden birds together should contact the helpline on: 08459 335577.
(KMcA)
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UK swans tested for bird flu
Tests are being carried out on nine dead swans found across Britain at the weekend to determine if they were infected by bird flu. The swans were discovered in Bury St Edmunds, Winchester, Preston, Shrewsbury, Thirsk and Hertfordshire. A spokesperson for Defra said that the tests had so far been negative, but said that tests were still continuing.
UK swans tested for bird flu
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