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UK: DEFRA confirms suspected H5N8 bird flu found on farm in Lincolnshire - December 16, 2016

Shiloh

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.farminguk.com/News/Suspected-bird-flu-found-on-farm-in-Lincolnshire_45126.html


16 December 2016 14:40:48 |Agri Safety,Animal Health,News,Poultry
Suspected bird flu found on farm in Lincolnshire

A suspected case of avian influenza has affected a commercial poultry unit in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) chief executive Robert Gooch said that news of avian influenza travelling across the Channel to the UK 'comes as no surprise' given its rapid spread across large parts of Europe.
He said: ?It will be, nonetheless, deeply distressing for the producer or producers involved...
 
Source: http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/201...e-turkey-farm/

ITV Report 16 December 2016 at 5:48pm

Bird flu outbreak confirmed at Lincolnshire turkey farm
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The Government have confirmed a case of avian flu in turkeys at a farm near Louth, in Lincolnshire.

Most birds at the premises have died - any remaining birds there will be humanely culled. Officials have put in place a 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone around the infected farm to limit the risk of the disease spreading.

The advice from Public Health England (PHE) is that the risk to public health from the virus is very low and the Food Standards Agency has made clear that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers. Thoroughly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, are safe to eat.

There is not anticipated to be any impact on the supplies of turkeys or other birds over Christmas...
 
[h=2]Government report:

Latest situation[/h] [h=3]Case in Lincolnshire, December 2017[/h] Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the strain H5N8 has been confirmed in turkeys on a poultry farm near Louth in Lincolnshire.
All birds at the premises have died or will be humanely culled to limit the risk of disease spread. We are taking immediate and robust action and an investigation is underway to understand the origin of the disease and confirm that there are no further cases.

[h=2]Avian Influenza declaration - Protection Zone and Surveillance Zone (16 December 2016)[/h] PDF, 1.1MB, 13 pages
[h=2]This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible format.[/h] If you use assistive technology (eg a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.


A 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone have been put in place around the infected farm. Within these zones, restrictions are now in place to prevent the spread of disease. These are additional to the restrictions already required under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zones currently in place across Great Britain. The additional measures mean that:
  • all premises with poultry and/or captive birds within the Protection and Surveillance Zones must continue to house their birds, where practicable
  • the movement of birds, mammals and other things, such as carcasses, eggs, used poultry litter and manure on or off premises and out of the Protection and Surveillance Zones are banned (except under licence)
  • no gatherings of poultry, nor releases of game birds, are allowed in the Protection and Surveillance Zones
The advice from Public Health England is that the risk to public health is very low. The Food Standards Agency has said that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers.
The Prevention Zones announced on Tuesday 6 December remain in place in England, Scotland and Wales, and these also apply within the new Protection and Surveillance Zones in Lincolnshire. Poultry and captive bird keepers should continue to house their birds, where practicable, maintain their biosecurity and keep a close watch on the health of their birds. You can read more about this further down this page.
We are continuing to update this page.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu
 
Press release
[h=1]Avian influenza (bird flu) identified at Lincolnshire farm[/h]



From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency First published: 16 December 2016 Part of: Farming, Animal and plant health and United Kingdom

The risk to public health from the virus is very low and the Food Standards Agency has made clear that bird flu is not a food safety risk.



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Avian flu of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed in turkeys at a farm near Louth in Lincolnshire today (16 December).
Most birds at the premises have died - any remaining birds there will be humanely culled. We have put in place a 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone around the infected farm to limit the risk of the disease spreading.
The advice from Public Health England (PHE) is that the risk to public health from the virus is very low and the Food Standards Agency has made clear that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers. Thoroughly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, are safe to eat.
There is not anticipated to be any impact on the supplies of turkeys or other birds over Christmas.
Chief Veterinary Officer, Nigel Gibbens, said:
Avian flu has been confirmed on a turkey farm in Lincolnshire. This is the same strain that has been affecting poultry in Europe. Immediate steps have been taken to limit the risk of the disease spreading and all remaining poultry at the farm will be culled.
Public Health England has confirmed that the risk to public health is very low and the Food Standards Agency has said that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers.
Bird keepers should remain alert for any signs of disease, report suspected disease immediately and ensure they are maintaining good biosecurity on their premises.
We are urgently looking for any evidence of disease spread associated with this farm to control and eliminate it.
​
A PHE spokesperson said:
Avian flu (often called bird flu) is primarily a disease of birds. There have never been any recorded cases of H5N8 in humans and the risk to public health is considered very low. We continue to work closely with Defra throughout this investigation. Despite the risk being very low, we will offer health advice to those people who may have been exposed on the farm as a precaution.
​
The Prevention Zones (housing orders) put in place on Tuesday 6 December remains in place in England, Scotland and Wales, including within the Protection and Surveillance Zones. Poultry and captive bird keepers should continue to house their birds, where practicable, maintain their biosecurity and remain vigilant about the health of their birds.
A detailed investigation is in progress to determine the most likely source of this outbreak.
[h=2]Notes to editors[/h]
  1. The restrictions in place mean that all premises with poultry and/or captive birds within the zones will continue to house their birds, if possible. The movement of birds, mammals and other things, such as carcasses, eggs, used poultry litter and manure, on or off premises where poultry is present and out of the zones are banned except under licence. No gatherings of poultry or the release of game birds are also allowed in the zones. Information on the restriction measures in place within the zones can be found at GOV.UK.
  2. More than 5,000 birds at the farm have been affected. Industry estimates we consume approximately 10 million turkeys over Christmas.
  3. The most recent previous case of avian influenza confirmed in the UK was at a poultry farm in Dunfermline on 13 January 2016. The virus was contained to a single farm and eradicated very quickly.
  4. Suspected disease should be reported to APHA offices immediately on 03000 200 301
  5. Clinical signs that poultry keepers should look for in their birds include a swollen head, discolouration of neck and throat, loss of appetite, respiratory distress, diarrhoea and fewer eggs laid ? although clinical signs vary between species of bird.
  6. Where avian influenza (or Newcastle Disease) is not strongly suspected, but cannot be ruled out, poultry keepers may wish to liaise with their private veterinarian about utilising the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) ?testing for exclusion? regime in GB. This involves submitting samples to a testing service at the APHA?s National Reference Laboratory, Weybridge and can help detect a notifiable avian disease at the earliest opportunity for such cases.
  7. Further information on biosecurity and how to prevent disease is available on GOV.UK.
  8. For further advice on Avian Influenza contact the Defra Helpline on 03459 33 55 77. For media queries contact Defra press office on 020 8225 7618 or out of hours on 0345 051 8486.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-bird-flu-identified-at-lincolnshire-farm


 
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United Kingdom
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 17/12/2016 from Dr Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, LONDON, United Kingdom[/TD]
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[TD] Summary
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]11/12/2016[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]16/12/2016[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]17/12/2016[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]17/12/2016[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Reoccurrence of a listed disease[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]17/07/2015[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N8[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
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[TD] New outbreaks (1)
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[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1 (AIV 2016/02)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Louth, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]11/12/2016[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Continuing (or date resolved not provided)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Farm[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2428[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2428[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2408[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected population[/TD]
[TD]Flock of housed turkeys.[/TD]
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[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2428[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2428[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2408[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent morbidity rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent mortality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent case fatality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Proportion susceptible animals lost*[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]99.18%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]99.18%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
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[TD] Epidemiology
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection[/TD]
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  • Unknown or inconclusive
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological comments[/TD]
[TD]The epidemiological investigation has started and disease control programmes applied. Updates will be provided in weekly reports as further information becomes available.[/TD]
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[TD] Control measures
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
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  • Movement control inside the country
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  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Zoning
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
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  • Disinfection / Disinfestation
  • Traceability
  • Official destruction of animal products
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
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[TD] Diagnostic test results
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Laboratory name and type[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test date[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Result[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge (OIE Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]haemagglutination (HA) test[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Pending[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge (OIE Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]16/12/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Negative[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge (OIE Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]neuraminidase inhibition assay[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"] [/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Pending[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge (OIE Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]nucleotide sequencing[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"] [/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Pending[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge (OIE Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]16/12/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge (OIE Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus isolation[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"] [/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Pending[/TD]
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[TD] Future Reporting
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[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
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