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08/02/2007
Two farm workers test negative for bird flu
Two employees at a Suffolk turkey farm affected by a bird flu outbreak have tested negative for the disease.
It is understood that both workers from the Bernard Matthews farm in Holton, near Lowestoft, had reported respiratory problems, but were subsequently found not to have contracted the deadly H5N1 virus. The news follows the announcement that a vet who visited the farm had also tested negative for the virus.
Dr Jonathan Van Tam, a flu expert from the Health Protection Authority said that they expected to see a number of employees with non-flu respiratory viruses over the coming weeks, because it was the time of year when there was usually an increase in such infections. However, he said: "We are not expecting any workers to test positive for avian flu as they have followed all the necessary precautions in terms of protective clothing, hygiene measures and have been offered anti-viral drugs."
Nearly 160,000 birds at the farm have been culled following the discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus.
A three-kilometre protection zone is in place around the farm, as is a ten-kilometre surveillance zone.
(KMcA)
It is understood that both workers from the Bernard Matthews farm in Holton, near Lowestoft, had reported respiratory problems, but were subsequently found not to have contracted the deadly H5N1 virus. The news follows the announcement that a vet who visited the farm had also tested negative for the virus.
Dr Jonathan Van Tam, a flu expert from the Health Protection Authority said that they expected to see a number of employees with non-flu respiratory viruses over the coming weeks, because it was the time of year when there was usually an increase in such infections. However, he said: "We are not expecting any workers to test positive for avian flu as they have followed all the necessary precautions in terms of protective clothing, hygiene measures and have been offered anti-viral drugs."
Nearly 160,000 birds at the farm have been culled following the discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus.
A three-kilometre protection zone is in place around the farm, as is a ten-kilometre surveillance zone.
(KMcA)
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