Emergency measures put in place (UK bird flu)

[Joanne98]

Emergency measures put in place
By Bonnie Malkin and agencies
Last Updated: 12:16pm GMT 03/02/2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/03/nbird203.xml

Bird flu discovered on Suffolk farm
Emergency measures have been put in place to shut down the movement of poultry to minimise the risk of bird flu spreading to other animals and even humans.

Strict procedures were triggered after an outbreak of the disease was confirmed at the Bernard Matthews site at Holton near Halesworth, Suffolk.

It is the first time the H5N1 form of the virus, potentially one of the most dangerous to humans, has been detected at poultry farm.

There are fears that the highly pathogenic form of the virus may mutate in to a form that could be easily passed between people.

Last year, a Europe-wide strategy was agreed as scientists admitted it was inevitable the deadly form of the virus would reach the continent.

Automatic measures include a 1.8 mile (3km) deep protection zone around the infected site and a monitoring area of at least a further 4.5 miles (7km).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/03/nbird203.xml

This is the site were 4500 turkeys died. The bird flu is becoming more real.

[fed-up]

1. "on a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey manufacturer"-factory farming :(

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/02/03/britain.birdflu.reut/

[Mojorabbit]

2. I am wondering

about their biosecurity. If it was tight that would be worrisome. I am guessing it was sloppy.


Turkey is denying that four children died of bird flu. That situation will be interesting to watch.