Bird flu outbreak In England "highly pathogenic"
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080605/wl_uk_afp/britainhealthflu_080605065903;_ylt=A9j8eOr1l0...
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- Freakna
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All the chickens on the farm have been slaughtered following detection of the virus, which does not pose a high risk to humans, at the farm in Banbury, Oxfordshire late Tuesday.
Highly pathogenic means that the virus has a relatively high ability to produce disease.
Japan announced that it was suspending imports of poultry from Britain following the outbreak.
Officials near the affected farm have introduced measures meaning poultry within three kilometres (1.9 miles) of the farm must be isolated from wild birds and bird gatherings and movement of birds are banned within 10 kilometres.
"The source of the disease is not yet known and all birds on the farm will be or are being culled to help contain and eradicate this disease," the farmer, who was not identified, said in the statement.
Highly pathogenic means that the virus has a relatively high ability to produce disease.
Japan announced that it was suspending imports of poultry from Britain following the outbreak.
Officials near the affected farm have introduced measures meaning poultry within three kilometres (1.9 miles) of the farm must be isolated from wild birds and bird gatherings and movement of birds are banned within 10 kilometres.
"The source of the disease is not yet known and all birds on the farm will be or are being culled to help contain and eradicate this disease," the farmer, who was not identified, said in the statement.
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debbieclarke
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It will keep coming back time and time again believe me
- 3 years ago
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debbieclarke
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Freck
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Just when everyone had calmed down about bird flu, here it goes again...
- 3 years ago
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Freck
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Dmitri_Molotov
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I really should look into buying one of those Russian NBC suits... (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical).
- 3 years ago
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Dmitri_Molotov
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PoisonTheMonkey
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It's only a matter of time before the bird flu mutates and can jump between humans...what will we do then?
- 3 years ago
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PoisonTheMonkey
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brightdivine
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...this proves that pandemicy of the bird flu could be probable
- 3 years ago
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brightdivine
