The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced the recent bird flu outbreak in Suffolk is the highly virulent H5N1 strain of the disease.
The Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Fred Landeg, confirmed that the deadly strain of the disease, which has been transmitted to humans in the far east, was responsible for the death of hundreds of birds on a poultry farm near Diss in Suffolk.
Unlike the previous outbreak back in February, where diseased turkeys were brought by road from the continent, the source of the current outbreak is still uncertain. There is a real fear that the virus may have been transmitted by wild birds, which gives rise to the possibility it may be a widespread problem.
Farmers are being urged to remain vigilant. Remember the signs from my previous article:
The Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Fred Landeg, confirmed that the deadly strain of the disease, which has been transmitted to humans in the far east, was responsible for the death of hundreds of birds on a poultry farm near Diss in Suffolk.
Unlike the previous outbreak back in February, where diseased turkeys were brought by road from the continent, the source of the current outbreak is still uncertain. There is a real fear that the virus may have been transmitted by wild birds, which gives rise to the possibility it may be a widespread problem.
Farmers are being urged to remain vigilant. Remember the signs from my previous article:
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