Bird flu case confirmed at Welsh farm

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   May 24, 2007 

    Bird flu case confirmed at Welsh farm 

London, May 24, IRNA 

UK-Bird Flu 

     A case of bird flu was confirmed Thursday at a farm in Conwy, north Wales, after the death of recently purchased chickens. 

But according to Wales's chief vet Christianne Glossop, the strain of the bird flu was H7N2, which is not as virulent as the more deadly H5N1 virus. 

Glossop said that there was "no reason to believe it is spreading rapidly," while confirming that 30 other birds and two geese at the site had been slaughtered. 

"While we are taking it very seriously, this is a low pathogenic avian flu," she said. 

The vet also urged all poultry keepers to "look out for any unusual signs," the BBC reported. 

Two adults associated with the farm were said to have shown flu symptoms and were being treated as a precaution. 

Health officials were stressing that the strain should not cause serious illness in humans. 

Samples were reported to have been first sent for testing back on 17 May, before the H7 virus was confirmed. 

Other samples from the farm were are being tested, while the source of the infection was being investigated. 

Under contingency plans, a 1km restriction zone was being set up around the property, in which birds and bird products cannot be moved. 

In February, more than 160,000 birds were slaughtered on a Suffolk farm in east England after an outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu. 

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	http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0705242999193900.htm May 24, 2007 Bird flu case confirmed at Welsh farm London, May 24, IRNA UK-Bird Flu A case of bird flu was confirmed Thursday at a farm in Conwy, north Wales, after the death of recently purchased chickens. But according to Wales's chief vet Christianne Glossop, the strain of the bird flu was H7N2, which is not as virulent as the more deadly H5N1 virus. Glossop said that there was "no reason to believe it is spreading rapidly," while confirming that 30 other birds and two geese at the site had been slaughtered. "While we are taking it very seriously, this is a low pathogenic avian flu," she said. The vet also urged all poultry keepers to "look out for any unusual signs," the BBC reported. Two adults associated with the farm were said to have shown flu symptoms and were being treated as a precaution. Health officials were stressing that the strain should not cause serious illness in humans. Samples were reported to have been first sent for testing back on 17 May, before the H7 virus was confirmed. Other samples from the farm were are being tested, while the source of the infection was being investigated. Under contingency plans, a 1km restriction zone was being set up around the property, in which birds and bird products cannot be moved. In February, more than 160,000 birds were slaughtered on a Suffolk farm in east England after an outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.

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	http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21791254-38200,00.html May 25, 2007 12:03am Article from: ReutersFont size: + - Send this article: Print Email AUTHORITIES confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in Wales yesterday, but said it was not the H5N1 strain, which is potentially deadly to humans and has caused scares in the past. Christianne Glossop, the country's chief veterinarian, told a news conference that tests had shown it was another strain. Earlier the Welsh assembly announced it was investigating a suspected bird disease outbreak at a farm in North Wales. Britain has been on the watch for bird disease after Europes's biggest turkey producer Bernard Matthews was forced to destroy 160,000 turkeys because of a bird flu outbreak in England earlier this year.