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Public warned not to touch or pick up infected ducks at the Salini Nature Reserve
Feral ducks at Salini are to be transferred so that Veterinary Regulation Directorate can directly monitor the infected birds
karl_azzopardi
6 July 2020, 5:47pm
by Karl Azzopardi
The veterinary authorities have warned people not to pick up or move the infected ducks at Salini as plans are underway to relocate them.
The ducks live in the watercourse along the Salini nature reserve and have tested positive to bird flu, an influenza subtype H6 (H6Nx).
While not dangerous to humans, the virus can be easily transmitted to other birds, posing a real danger to other migratory species and domestic poultry.
The feral waterfowls will be transferred from the Salina Nature Reserve to be kept under direct monitoring by veterinarians, the Veterinary Regulation Directorate said.
It stressed that nobody should pick up or move the birds without permission, to prevent the disease from transferring to other animals around Malta and Gozo...
Public warned not to touch or pick up infected ducks at the Salini Nature Reserve
Feral ducks at Salini are to be transferred so that Veterinary Regulation Directorate can directly monitor the infected birds
karl_azzopardi
6 July 2020, 5:47pm
by Karl Azzopardi
The veterinary authorities have warned people not to pick up or move the infected ducks at Salini as plans are underway to relocate them.
The ducks live in the watercourse along the Salini nature reserve and have tested positive to bird flu, an influenza subtype H6 (H6Nx).
While not dangerous to humans, the virus can be easily transmitted to other birds, posing a real danger to other migratory species and domestic poultry.
The feral waterfowls will be transferred from the Salina Nature Reserve to be kept under direct monitoring by veterinarians, the Veterinary Regulation Directorate said.
It stressed that nobody should pick up or move the birds without permission, to prevent the disease from transferring to other animals around Malta and Gozo...