ENGLAND: "Surveillance in Pigs"

Surveillance in pigs if they are found to be infected with the virus

UK Government Consults On Avian Flu Measures, DEFRA

Main Category: Flu/Bird Flu/SARS News
Article Date: 13 Feb 2006 - 16:00pm (UK)

Views are being sought on the implementation of measures aimed at limiting and eradicating an outbreak of avian influenza - Defra announced today.

The Avian Influenza Directive was recently adopted in Europe and now requires implementation into UK law. The Directive introduces new powers and disease surveillance measures including:

-- Allowing member states to slaughter birds found to have a low pathogenic strain of the virus and introduce movement controls around the affected area

-- Boosting surveillance for the disease with programmes for sampling of flocks

-- Introducing powers to restrict movements on suspicion of disease and national or regional movement restrictions after disease is confirmed

-- Allowing state vets to apply controls flexibly to keep industry operating in a biosecure way

-- Surveillance in pigs if they are found to be infected with the virus

-- Requiring Member States to keep a central register of commercial poultry keepers

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