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Wild Birds with H5N1 in England 2008

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vinny said:
we are supposed to be getting hit by some bad weather over the next 48 hours,especially around the coast,is there any chance some birds could fly inland..............?.
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H5N1 is all over England.
 
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A FIFTH dead swan has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu at a reserve, it was confirmed today.
Three other wild swans tested positive for the virus last week after they were found dead at the Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset, an open reserve in the Chesil Beach area, during routine surveillance.
A fourth dead swan was confirmed to have tested positive yesterday.
John Houston, general manager at Abbotsbury Tourism Ltd, said today: “One more swan has tested positive.
“We are expecting to have a run of positives and negatives while it works its way through the herd.”
Restrictions on poultry movements in the area were imposed after the dead birds were confirmed to be infected with the strain of bird flu last Thursday.
The Environment Department said there was currently no evidence to suggest the disease was widespread among wild birds in the area, but enhanced surveillance was taking place.
The Abbotsbury Swannery will be given the all-clear after 21 days with no birds testing positive for the virus.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article702123.ece
 
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IIMA --><!-- S SF -->A fifth swan at a sanctuary in Dorset has tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, environment department Defra has said.
Four mute swans found dead at the Abbotsbury Swannery, near Chesil Beach, also tested positive for the strain.
John Houston, of Abbotsbury Tourism, said: "We are expecting to have a run of positives and negatives while [the virus] works its way through the herd."
Restrictions on the movement of birds, imposed last week, remain in place. <!-- E SF -->
Earlier, Defra said there was currently no evidence to suggest the disease was widespread among wild birds in the area, but officials were closely monitoring the situation.
The Abbotsbury Swannery will be given the all-clear if no birds test positive for the virus after 21 days. The first cases of the disease were found on 10 January.
The swannery is part of an area of wetland recognised to be of international importance. The Health Protection Agency has monitored about 12 staff at the swannery for signs of the disease, although the risk of infection is said to be low. Workers have been given a course of anti-viral drug Tamiflu as a precaution.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7195925.stm
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<CENTER>Villagers pack hall for bird flu briefing

</CENTER>RESIDENTS packed out a village hall last night for updates on the county's bird flu outbreak.
More than 60 people attended the public meeting in Abbotsbury to be briefed by experts on the disease.
Police, government and council representatives took questions from concerned bird keepers to allay fears about avian influenza spreading to poultry.
Despite an announcement that a fifth dead swan had just tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, there was some positive news.
Game hunters were told that shooting restrictions over the 10km bird monitoring zone were now lifted.
Alan Wellwood, representing the animal health branch of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), said: "We are only about a week into the whole thing.
"If nothing else happens, an assessment will be made by a risk assessment group in London and if they decide the risks are not high, the whole thing will be lifted by February."
Mr Wellwood also said a team of emergency workers has canvassed 45,500 addresses in the area to identify poultry keepers.
He said: "We've done a door-to-door search and we've been going out and identifying anyone with less than 50 birds.
"This is around 200 premises where we have to examine the poultry and take samples."
Researchers at Abbotsbury Swannery - the site of the outbreak - are still taking random samples from swans and examining droppings, he added.
One resident was concerned all the Fleet's footpaths have stayed open since bird flu was found on January 10. He said: "If the shooting of pheasants is banned because it frightens birds then why not close the footpaths, because people walking dogs frightens the birds away."
Richard Herringshaw, of Dorset County Council, said footpaths would remain open because the authority was bound by Defra's bird flu legislation.
"Because they are wild birds they can fly anywhere. There's no point in closing footpaths," he said.
Dr Mark Salter, from the Health Protection Agency, said there were no concerns about 12 people who had been in close contact with birds at the swannery.
And he added that a vaccine against the disease could only be used on endangered species.
"It could be used in zoos or around here, places like the Weymouth Sea Life Centre on its penguins," he said.
Mr Wellwood told residents a cold snap just before the middle of November could be behind the outbreak: "More birds could have come in to cause the problem - but all this is supposition.
"At the moment we are monitoring what we have, but every time we find an infected swan, we have to start again with the 21-day all-clear."
Those at the meeting were given booklets about the disease and told to check Defra's website for the latest updates.
10:46am today


By Joanna Davis

http://www.thisisdorset.net/misc/print.php?artid=1978470
 
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Fifth swan tests positive for H5N1 bird flu in UK
21 Jan 2008 13:23:05 GMT
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</SPAN><INPUT id=CurrentSize type=hidden value=13 name=CurrentSize> <!-- Fifth swan tests positive for H5N1 bird flu in UK --><!-- Reuters -->LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A fifth swan in southern England has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, Britain's farm ministry confirmed.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said in a statement issued on Sunday that the swan was found in the same area as the previous four cases.
"This is not unexpected, and Defra's enhanced surveillance of wild birds in the area is continuing, including active patrols to look for dead wild birds," the ministry said.
Earlier this month, the ministry said three wild swans in a bird sanctuary in Dorset had died from the virus. Last week a fourth case was confirmed.
"There is currently no evidence to suggest widespread disease in the wild bird population," the ministy said, adding there was no evidence of the disease in domestic birds.
Britain's first case of the strain was in a wild swan found dead in Cellardyke in Scotland in 2006 and there have subsequently been outbreaks at poultry farms in eastern England, most recently in November 2007.
The virulent H5N1 strain has killed more than 210 people worldwide since 2003 and millions of birds have either died from it or been killed to prevent its spread. (Reporting by Nigel Hunt; Editing by Peter Blackburn)

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21591193.htm
 
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Update: 20 January

Defra has today confirmed that a fifth mute swan collected on 14 January as part of wild bird surveillance from the same area has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. This is not unexpected, and Defra?s enhanced surveillance of wild birds in the area is continuing, including active patrols to look for dead wild birds. There is currently no evidence to suggest widespread disease in the wild bird population, but poultry keepers in the area are reminded to remain vigilant and report any signs of disease immediately. There is no evidence of disease in domestic birds.
Following a risk assessment, a general licence is now available to permit the shooting of wild game birds and pest wild bird species within the Wild Bird Monitoring Area, but the ban remains in the Control Area. In addition, the licence permits catching wild game birds in the Monitoring Area, and trapping pest wild bird species within both the Monitoring and Control Areas.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2008/animal-1001.htm
 
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<!-- #BeginEditable "Body" -->Defra has today confirmed that a sixth mute swan collected on 21 January as part of wild bird surveillance in the same area in Dorset has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. This is not unexpected, and our enhanced surveillance of wild birds in the area is continuing including active patrols to look for dead wild birds.
There is currently no evidence to suggest widespread disease in the wild bird population, but poultry keepers in the area are reminded to remain vigilant and report any signs of disease immediately. There remains no evidence of disease in domestic birds. Live swans were also sampled on the premises and all results are negative.
As of 3pm on 25 January, the restrictions on the movement of poultry or other captive birds in the Wild Bird Monitoring Area fell, and such movements no longer require a licence. Movement restrictions in the Wild Bird Control Area remain in place.
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<!-- #BeginEditable "Notes" -->1. Information is available from the Defra Helpline (08459 33 55 77) - see www.defra.gov.uk for current opening hours. Bird keepers can also call the Animal Health recorded information line for the latest updates on 0844 884 4600.
2. Avian Influenza is a disease of birds. While it can pass very rarely and with difficulty to humans, this usually requires extremely close contact with infected birds, particularly faeces. Advice from the Food Standards Agency remains that properly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, are safe to eat.
3. All Avian Influenza (H1 to H16) can be low pathogenic but only H5 and H7 are known to become highly pathogenic.
4. All poultry keepers registered with the GB Poultry Register will be contacted by text message with updates. All poultry keepers responsible for a premises with 50 or more birds are legally required to register. Defra strongly encourages those with less than 50 birds to register voluntarily.
5. The details on the measures that apply in the current zones can be found on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk/avianflu
6. This is the second highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza case detected in a wild bird in the British Isles. The previous case was the swan found in Cellardyke, Fife in April 2006.
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  • February 2007 ? premises in Upper Holton, Suffolk
  • October 2005 ? quarantine premises in Essex
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IIMA --><!-- S SF -->A sixth swan from a sanctuary in Dorset has tested positive for bird flu, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said.
Defra said the mute swan tested on 21 January had the virulent H5N1 bird flu.
The news comes just as restrictions on the movement of poultry and other captive birds in the area around the Abbotsbury swannery were lifted.
Movement restrictions in the wild bird control area remain in place, according to a Defra spokesman. <!-- E SF -->The first three cases of bird flu were identified at the sanctuary on 10 January but Defra said this sixth case was "not unexpected". "Our enhanced surveillance of wild birds in the area is continuing, including active patrols to look for dead wild birds," a spokesman said.<!-- E BO -->

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7210653.stm
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Sixth swan tests positive for H5N1
12:02pm today
A sixth swan from a sanctuary has tested positive for avian flu, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed.
The news comes after restrictions on the movement of poultry or other captive birds in the Wild Bird Monitoring Area around Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset were lifted at 3pm on Friday.
However, movement restrictions in the Wild Bird Control Area remain in place, according to a Defra spokesman.
The spokesman added: "Defra has today confirmed that a sixth mute swan collected on 21 January as part of wild bird surveillance in the same area in Dorset has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.
"This is not unexpected, and our enhanced surveillance of wild birds in the area is continuing, including active patrols to look for dead wild birds.
"There is currently no evidence to suggest widespread disease in the wild bird population, but poultry keepers in the area are reminded to remain vigilant and report any signs of disease immediately.
"There remains no evidence of disease in domestic birds. Live swans were also sampled on the premises and all results are negative."
The swannery is part of an area of wetland recognised to be of international importance.
The Health Protection Agency has monitored about 12 staff at the swannery for signs of the disease, although the risk of infection is said to be low.

Workers have been given a course of anti-viral drug Tamiflu as a precaution. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/ne...7090.0.sixth_swan_tests_positive_for_h5n1.php?
 
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Sixth swan tests positive for H5N1 bird flu

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LONDON (Reuters) - A sixth swan in southern England has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, the farm ministry said on Saturday.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said in a statement that the swan was found in the same area as five previous cases.
"This is not unexpected and our enhanced surveillance of wild birds in the area is continuing including active patrols to look for dead wild birds," DEFRA said.
"There is currently no evidence to suggest widespread disease in the wild bird population and there remains no evidence of disease in domestic birds."
On January 10, the ministry said three wild swans in a bird sanctuary in Dorset had died from the virus.
Britain's first case of the strain was in a wild swan found dead in Cellardyke in Scotland in 2006 and there have since been outbreaks at poultry farms in eastern England, most recently in November 2007.
The virulent H5N1 strain has killed 221 people worldwide since 2003 and millions of birds have died from it or have been culled to prevent its spread.
(Reporting by John Joseph; editing by Andrew Dobbie)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNe...rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=401
 
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Bird flu ... swans on the Fleet Lagoon at Abbotsbury Swannery
A SIXTH swan from a sanctuary has tested positive for bird flu.
The news comes after restrictions on the movement of poultry around Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset were lifted at 3pm yesterday.
Movement restrictions in the Wild Bird Control Area remain in place, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The spokesman added: ?Defra has today confirmed that a sixth mute swan collected on 21 January as part of wild bird surveillance in the same area in Dorset has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.
?This is not unexpected, and our enhanced surveillance of wild birds in the area is continuing, including active patrols to look for dead wild birds.
?There is currently no evidence to suggest widespread disease in the wild bird population, but poultry keepers in the area are reminded to remain vigilant and report any signs of disease immediately.
?There remains no evidence of disease in domestic birds. Live swans were also sampled on the premises and all results are negative.?
The swannery is part of an area of wetland recognised to be of international importance.
The Health Protection Agency has monitored about 12 staff at the swannery for signs of the disease, although the risk of infection is said to be low.
Workers have been given a course of anti-viral drug Tamiflu as a precaution.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article730982.ece
 
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<TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width=500 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>1PM UPDATE: SIXTH BIRD TESTS POSITIVE FOR BIRD FLU </TD></TR><TR><TD>Date : 26.01.08 </TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0><TBODY></TBODY></TABLE> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Devon wildlife experts will be reamining vigilant after a sixth swan from a sanctuary near the county border tested positive for avian flu.The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed the news this morning and it came after restrictions on the movement of poultry or other captive birds in the Wild Bird Monitoring Area around Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset were lifted at 3pm yesterday.

However, movement restrictions in the Wild Bird Control Area remain in place, according to a Defra spokesman.

A spokesman for Defra added: "Defra has today confirmed that a sixth mute swan collected on 21 January as part of wild bird surveillance in the same area in Dorset has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.

"This is not unexpected, and our enhanced surveillance of wild birds in the area is continuing, including active patrols to look for dead wild birds.

"There is currently no evidence to suggest widespread disease in the wild bird population, but poultry keepers in the area are reminded to remain vigilant and report any signs of disease immediately.

"There remains no evidence of disease in domestic birds. Live swans were also sampled on the premises and all results are negative."

The swannery is part of an area of wetland recognised to be of international importance.

The Health Protection Agency has monitored about 12 staff at the swannery for signs of the disease, although the risk of infection is said to be low.

Workers have been given a course of anti-viral drug Tamiflu as a precaution.

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/new/util/content.jsp?id=19677194

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Avian Influenza H5N1 confirmed in wild birds in Dorset

On 10 January 2008, Defra confirmed highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in wild swans in Dorset. A 3km Control Area and a 10km Monitoring Area were established around the location. Inside these Areas, bird gatherings are banned, and bird keepers are required to house their birds or otherwise isolate them from contact with wild birds.
Defra confirmed on 4 February that another mute swan, found in the same area, has tested positive for H5N1. This brings the total number of swans confirmed with H5N1 in the Control Area to ten. Evidence suggests that the level of infection in the mute swan population is low, and there remains no evidence of spread to other wild birds or domestic poultry.
It is vital that all bird keepers in the UK continue to practice the highest levels of biosecurity and be vigilant for any signs of disease. If you are concerned about the health of your birds you should seek advice from your veterinary surgeon. If you suspect that your birds have avian influenza, you should report it to your local Animal Health Office immediately.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/disease/ai/latest-situation/index.htm
 
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<big><big>Commentary</big></big>

H5N1 Confirmed in Tenth Swan in Dorset England

Recombinomics Commentary 23:55
February 5, 2008

Defra confirmed on 4 February that another mute swan, found in the same area, has tested positive for H5N1. This brings the total number of swans confirmed with H5N1 in the Control Area to ten. Evidence suggests that the level of infection in the mute swan population is low, and there remains no evidence of spread to other wild birds or domestic poultry.

The above comments describe the tenth H5N1 positive swan detected in Dorset, England (see satellite map). Although H5N1 has been present since December, DEFRA continues to call the level ?low? and continues to cite its negative evidence as support for its mantra on a lack of H5N1 spread to other species. Prior to this outbreak, DEFRA detected one H5N1 positive wild bird since the fall of 2005.

Clearly H5N1 is and has been present in dead and live wild birds in the Dorset area for an extended time period, yet DEFRA can only detect the H5N1 in dead mute swans.

These repeated failures to find H5N1 in live wild birds or any dead bird other than a mute swan clearly demonstrates a fatally flawed surveillance system.
 
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