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Bird 'flu outbreak confirmed in west Cork pheasant flock
Friday, March 30, 2012 - 02:18 PM
The Department of Agriculture has said that it is dealing with an outbreak of avian influenza in pheasants in west Cork.
Officials confirmed that preliminary tests have identified evidence of bird 'flu in samples from a small flock of some 100 game birds on a premises near Clonakilty.
The preliminary test results show that whilst it is what is called the H5 strain, it is not the most pathogenic H5N1 strain of the virus.
Further tests are being carried out to establish the precise strain and the results of those tests will be available within days.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaki...cork-pheasant-flock-545591.html#ixzz1qbkO97zs
Friday, March 30, 2012 - 02:18 PM
The Department of Agriculture has said that it is dealing with an outbreak of avian influenza in pheasants in west Cork.
Officials confirmed that preliminary tests have identified evidence of bird 'flu in samples from a small flock of some 100 game birds on a premises near Clonakilty.
The preliminary test results show that whilst it is what is called the H5 strain, it is not the most pathogenic H5N1 strain of the virus.
Further tests are being carried out to establish the precise strain and the results of those tests will be available within days.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaki...cork-pheasant-flock-545591.html#ixzz1qbkO97zs
