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Suspected third bird flu case in Co Clare
By Thomas Hubert on 11 March 2018
A wild bird has died on Lough Derg, with initial tests showing bird flu as the cause of death after two previous cases of a deadly strain of the virus were confirmed in recent weeks.
The volunteer group supporting the re-introduction of white-tailed sea eagles in Mountshannon, Co Clare, has announced the death of a female bird of that species known as Saoirse.
"Toxicology reports confirmed avian influenza (bird flu) as the cause of death," the group said on its Facebook page.
The Department of Agriculture has not yet confirmed whether this bird died of the deadly H5N6 strain of the virus...
Suspected third bird flu case in Co Clare
By Thomas Hubert on 11 March 2018
A wild bird has died on Lough Derg, with initial tests showing bird flu as the cause of death after two previous cases of a deadly strain of the virus were confirmed in recent weeks.
The volunteer group supporting the re-introduction of white-tailed sea eagles in Mountshannon, Co Clare, has announced the death of a female bird of that species known as Saoirse.
"Toxicology reports confirmed avian influenza (bird flu) as the cause of death," the group said on its Facebook page.
The Department of Agriculture has not yet confirmed whether this bird died of the deadly H5N6 strain of the virus...
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