Deadly Bird flu outbreak hits Dutch chicken farm
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Jun 26, 2011, 11:36:55 PM6/26/11
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Deadly Bird flu outbreak hits Dutch chicken farm
by Staff Writers
The Hague (AFP) June 24, 2011
Dutch authorities were slaughtering thousands of chickens at a poultry farm in central Netherlands after an outbreak of a bird flu variety there, an agriculture ministry spokesman said.
"Bird flu has been discovered at a poultry farm with some 47,000 chickens in Creil, in the (central) Flevoland province," Murco Mijnlieff said, adding it was believed to be an H7 low-pathogenic variety.
"The farm is being cleaned up and the chickens are being killed," as a result of the outbreak, Mijnlieff told AFP.
The outbreak was discovered earlier this week when the farmer noticed a high number of chickens being ill and a lowered egg production. Tests were done, confirming bird flu, Mijnlieff said.
Three other farms in the area were being monitored and authorities have introduced a three kilometre (1.8 mile) radius transport ban on poultry, eggs and poultry waste.
Mijnlieff said however authorities believed it was a low-pathogenic variety of H7, but more tests were being done with full results expected Saturday.
Although a more dangerous variety of high-pathogenic H7 was highly contagious and deadly to chickens, it would cause no more than a slight cold among humans, Mijnlieff said.
Deadly Bird flu outbreak hits Dutch chicken farm
by Staff Writers
The Hague (AFP) June 24, 2011
Dutch authorities were slaughtering thousands of chickens at a poultry farm in central Netherlands after an outbreak of a bird flu variety there, an agriculture ministry spokesman said.
"Bird flu has been discovered at a poultry farm with some 47,000 chickens in Creil, in the (central) Flevoland province," Murco Mijnlieff said, adding it was believed to be an H7 low-pathogenic variety.
"The farm is being cleaned up and the chickens are being killed," as a result of the outbreak, Mijnlieff told AFP.
The outbreak was discovered earlier this week when the farmer noticed a high number of chickens being ill and a lowered egg production. Tests were done, confirming bird flu, Mijnlieff said.
Three other farms in the area were being monitored and authorities have introduced a three kilometre (1.8 mile) radius transport ban on poultry, eggs and poultry waste.
Mijnlieff said however authorities believed it was a low-pathogenic variety of H7, but more tests were being done with full results expected Saturday.
Although a more dangerous variety of high-pathogenic H7 was highly contagious and deadly to chickens, it would cause no more than a slight cold among humans, Mijnlieff said.
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