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Bird flu outbreak in Yorkshire What you need to know
Evan BartlettNov 17, 2014 What is going on
A case of bird flu has been found on a duck-breeding farm in East Yorkshire, the government said on Monday. Elsewhere on Sunday, Dutch authorities said they had found a highly contagious strain of bird flu at a poultry farm in the centre of the country and had begun destroying 150,000 chickens. It is not clear if the cases are linked. What is the response
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it had set up a 10km (6-mile) restriction zone around the farm near the village of Nafferton. Public Health England is also assisting. All poultry on the facility - thought to be around 6,000 ducks - will also be culled to prevent any spread of the infection. Meanwhile, the Dutch government has banned the transport of poultry and eggs throughout the country. A farmhouse in the Netherlands where an outbreak of bird flu has been reported (Picture: AFP) What is the risk to humans
Officials from Defra have said the case in the UK is not the deadly H5N1 strain and is very low risk to the public. The NHS reports that there are many types of bird flu, the majority of which are harmless to humans. Nigel Gibbens, the UK's chief veterinary officer, told the BBC it will be a few days before the exact strain of the disease is known. Dutch authorities have reported that their case is a strain of H5N8. What has been said
We have confirmed a case of avian flu on a duck breeding farm in Yorkshire - the public health risk is very low and there is no risk to the food chain. We are taking immediate and robust action which includes introducing a restriction zone and culling all poultry on the farm to prevent any potential spread of infection. A detailed investigation is ongoing. We have a strong track record of controlling and eliminating previous outbreaks of avian flu in the UK.Defra spokesperson speaking to the BBC Has the UK had it before
Yes. The last reported case of H5N1 in the UK was in 2008, a few cases of milder strains like H5 or H7 have been found on poultry farms since then, however there have been no reported cases in humans in the UK.Keep reading...Show less US actors Reynolds and McElhenney to be honoured by people of Wales
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