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Avian Influenza H5N1 confirmed in a turkey flock in Monaghan
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Published on 20 November 2021
Last updated on 20 November 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that test results have identified evidence of Avian Influenza H5N1 in samples from a turkey flock in Co. Monaghan. As a consequence restriction zones are being set up around the area where additional movement control and surveillance measures will be put in place.
Highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 has already been confirmed in wild birds in a number of counties across the country in recent weeks. Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have also been identified in poultry flocks in Italy, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Hungary, Estonia, Czechia, Norway, Bulgaria, Belgium and the UK since early October. It is important to note that there is no evidence of risk associated with consumption of poultry meat or poultry meat products...
Avian Influenza H5N1 confirmed in a turkey flock in Monaghan
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Published on 20 November 2021
Last updated on 20 November 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that test results have identified evidence of Avian Influenza H5N1 in samples from a turkey flock in Co. Monaghan. As a consequence restriction zones are being set up around the area where additional movement control and surveillance measures will be put in place.
Highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 has already been confirmed in wild birds in a number of counties across the country in recent weeks. Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have also been identified in poultry flocks in Italy, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Hungary, Estonia, Czechia, Norway, Bulgaria, Belgium and the UK since early October. It is important to note that there is no evidence of risk associated with consumption of poultry meat or poultry meat products...
