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Bird flu outbreak near Bourne
Published: 17:00 Sunday 18 March 2018
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Lincolnshire Trading Standards have issued a warning after cases of bird flu were discovered on farmland near Bourne.
Defra has confirmed that H5N6 ? a subtype of the species Influenza A virus ? was discovered in two Greylag Geese and two wild pheasants, which were found dead on farmland near Bourne on February 28.
A Lincolnshire Trading Standards spokesman said: ?Defra conducts regular checks on wild birds and in February it discovered four deaths in Greylag Geese and wild Pheasants near Bourne. ?As far as we are aware this is a new case of Avian Flu in wild birds.?
The discovery has not led to any restrictions in the movement of domestic or commercial birds, but the prevention zone has been extended to cover the whole of England and Wales. The trading standards spokesman continued: ?Anyone keeping poultry or birds must follow our detailed requirements on strict biosecurity, whether they have commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock...
Bird flu outbreak near Bourne
Published: 17:00 Sunday 18 March 2018
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Lincolnshire Trading Standards have issued a warning after cases of bird flu were discovered on farmland near Bourne.
Defra has confirmed that H5N6 ? a subtype of the species Influenza A virus ? was discovered in two Greylag Geese and two wild pheasants, which were found dead on farmland near Bourne on February 28.
A Lincolnshire Trading Standards spokesman said: ?Defra conducts regular checks on wild birds and in February it discovered four deaths in Greylag Geese and wild Pheasants near Bourne. ?As far as we are aware this is a new case of Avian Flu in wild birds.?
The discovery has not led to any restrictions in the movement of domestic or commercial birds, but the prevention zone has been extended to cover the whole of England and Wales. The trading standards spokesman continued: ?Anyone keeping poultry or birds must follow our detailed requirements on strict biosecurity, whether they have commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock...