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UK: Mystery illness kills 1,000 birds

Gert van der Hoek

Gert van der Hoek

In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Last Updated: Friday, 2 February 2007, 18:11 GMT



Mystery illness kills 1,000 birds

Government vets are investigating an outbreak of an illness which has killed 1,000 turkeys on a farm in Suffolk.

The birds are being tested for a number of diseases, including Avian Flu.

But officials have stressed it is would be premature to say they are investigating a suspected case of bird flu.

Vets from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) say the results of preliminary tests should be known on Friday night.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/6325963.stm

credits Jamie
 
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update:

Last Updated: Friday, 2 February 2007, 18:23 GMT


A Defra spokeswoman said: "We are currently investigating a report of unexplained illness on a poultry farm in the Suffolk area."

She said reports were received late on Thursday night and the premises were immediately placed under restrictions.

"A full investigation began at 0900 GMT this (Friday) morning, with samples being sent to Veterinary Laboritaries Agency, Weybridge, for testing," she said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/6325963.stm
 
Re: UK: Mystery illness kills 1,000 birds

Thanks Dutchy.


full story

Mystery illness kills 1,000 birds
Government vets are investigating an outbreak of an illness which has killed 1,000 turkeys on a farm in Suffolk.

The birds are being tested for a number of diseases at a farm, understood to be near Halesworth, including avian flu.

But officials have stressed it is would be premature to say they are looking at a suspected case of bird flu.

Vets from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) say the results of preliminary tests should be known on Friday night.

A Defra spokeswoman said: "We are currently investigating a report of unexplained illness on a poultry farm in the Suffolk area."

She said reports were received late on Thursday night and the premises were immediately placed under restrictions.

"A full investigation began at 0900 GMT this (Friday) morning, with samples being sent to Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, for testing," she said.
 
M230I

M230I

It is worth noting that this region had an H7N3 outbreak last year. The H7N3 had M230I. This season M230I is in poultry in Egypt. Some (including the Gharbya cluster) have sequences that match H5N1 in Asia. However, most of the poultry has M230I sequences that match H7N3 in England, which may be a marriage made in England.

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/01290701/H5N1_M230I_Convergence.html


To determine the origin of the newly introduced M230I, H5N1 HA sequences were generated by NAMRU-3 from poultry from backyard farms in Menoufeya, Beni Suef, Gharbiya, and Damietta, and a commercial poultry facility in Fayoum. All isolates except Beni Suef had M230I. However, only the isolate from Damietta had G754A. The other three isolates had G754T, which was present in the H7N3 outbreak in England in 2006.....
 
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Bird flu probe at Suffolk farm



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View GalleryGovernment vets are trying to establish whether hundreds of turkeys on a poultry farm had been killed by bird flu.
Experts were called to the farm near Lowestoft, Suffolk, late on Thursday following the outbreak of a mystery illness, said the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

A spokeswoman said officials hoped to have the preliminary results of tests by Friday night.

She said vets were stopping traffic going in or out of the farm - but no restriction zone had been set up.

"We are currently investigating a report of unexplained illness on a poultry farm," she said.

"Reports of the illness were received late last night (Thursday) and the premise was placed under restrictions immediately.

"A full investigation began ... with samples being sent ... for testing.

"Initial results will be available shortly."

Around 1,000 turkeys are thought to have died.

The spokeswoman said other birds remained on the farm.
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2020146&sectionid=4068
 
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BBC Update:

Sources at Defra have told the BBC that the alarm was raised by the farmer after he noticed "significant mortality" among his flock.

About 80% to 90% of the turkeys in the shed were showing signs of illness - going off their food and general malaise - classic symptons of Avian Flu.

However scientists said the flock had not died as quickly as they would expect if this was bird flu.

They also point out that a number of infections can kill turkeys in such a large number.

In May last year, more than 50,000 chickens were culled after an outbreak of the H7 bird flu in farms in the neighbouring county of Norfolk.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/6325963.stm
 
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Infected farm

http://www.bernardmatthews.com/CompanyHistoryBackground.asp

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=TextStyle4 width=600>The Bernard Matthews story began back in 1950 with one man, 20 turkey eggs and a second hand incubator. Today the company is global, producing an annual turnover around £400 million and employing more than 6,000 people worldwide.

By 1952, Bernard Matthews was producing 3000 turkey eggs at his Norfolk home and decided to leave his insurance job and move into turkey farming full-time. Three years later he bought a derelict mansion and 36 acres of land. Great Witchingham Hall, near Norwich, now restored to its former glory, remains the headquarters of the company today.

Ten years after its start-up, the Bernard Matthews company had become the biggest, most successful turkey manufacturer in Europe - a record the company still holds today.

Bernard Matthews today produces 8 million turkeys every year in the UK, feeding them a strictly vegetarian diet from the company's own feed mills and rearing them on 54 farms throughout Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire. The company prides itself on creating healthy, high quality turkeys, maintaining the highest standards of agriculture and bird welfare and meeting all regulations and standards from official bodies. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 
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Mystery illness kills 1,000 birds
Government vets are investigating an outbreak of an illness which has killed 1,000 turkeys on a farm in Suffolk.

The birds are being tested for a number of diseases, including avian flu, at a farm believed to be owned by Bernard Matthews at Holton near Halesworth.
But officials have stressed it would be premature to say they are looking at a suspected case of avian flu.
The results of preliminary tests by government vets should be known late on Friday night or on Saturday.
A Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) spokeswoman said: "We are currently investigating a report of unexplained illness on a poultry farm in the Suffolk area."
'Significant mortality'
She said reports from the farm were received late on Thursday night and the premises were immediately placed under restrictions.
"A full investigation began at 0900 GMT this (Friday) morning, with samples being sent to Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, for testing," she said.
Sources at Defra have told the BBC that the alarm was raised by the farmer after he noticed "significant mortality" among his flock.
About 80% to 90% of the turkeys in the shed were showing signs of illness - going off their food and general malaise which are among the symptons of avian flu.
However scientists said the flock had not died as quickly as they would have expected if the deaths were due to the illness.
They also point out that a number of infections can kill turkeys in such large numbers. In May last year, more than 50,000 chickens were culled after an outbreak of the H7 bird flu in farms in the neighbouring county of Norfolk.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/6325963.stm

Published: 2007/02/02 21:10:19 GMT
 
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</TD></TR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=400 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=3>Government vets are trying to establish whether hundreds of turkeys on a poultry farm had been killed by bird flu.
Experts were called to the farm near Lowestoft, Suffolk, late on Thursday following the outbreak of a mystery illness, said the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
A spokeswoman said officials hoped to have the preliminary results of tests by Friday night.
She said vets were stopping traffic going in or out of the farm - but no restriction zone had been set up.
"We are currently investigating a report of unexplained illness on a poultry farm," she said.
"Reports of the illness were received late last night (Thursday) and the premise was placed under restrictions immediately.

"A full investigation began ... with samples being sent ... for testing.

"Initial results will be available shortly."

Around 1,000 turkeys are thought to have died.

The spokeswoman said other birds remained on the farm.
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