25,000 Bird Flu Turkeys Slaughtered at W.Va. Farm
Pastor Dale Morgan
Apr 3, 11:07 PM EDT
*25,000 Bird Flu Turkeys Slaughtered at W.Va. Farm*
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A strain of avian flu different from the one
that has infected humans in Africa and Asia was detected at a turkey
farm, requiring the slaughter of 25,000 birds, state agriculture
officials said Monday.
"People should not be worried," said Buddy Davidson, a spokesman for the
state Agriculture Department. "This should not affect the average person
at all."
The turkeys are being destroyed to prevent the virus, which can kill
birds, from mutating and spreading.
Authorities are telling poultry farms in five counties not to remove any
bird bedding or manure until testing can be done.
The flu was detected during routine screening. Routine tests have been
done since a 2002 outbreak in Virginia.