UK urges bird keepers to strengthen avian flu precautions
The government says a highly pathogenic avian influenza case was confirmed in Scotland last week and warns that risk may rise as migratory waterfowl return.
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- The UK Government urges poultry farmers and pet bird keepers to review and improve biosecurity.
- It says avian influenza continues to circulate in wild birds and has spread to kept birds across Europe.
The government says biosecurity can help protect kept birds and reduce the risk of infection entering those populations.
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The UK Government says migratory wild waterfowl, including ducks and geese, are returning to the UK to overwinter, increasing the risk of avian influenza incursions. It urges all bird keepers to strengthen biosecurity. The government also reports that a highly pathogenic avian influenza case was confirmed in Scotland last week and that the disease continues to circulate among wild birds and affect poultry and other kept birds across Europe.
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UK urges bird keepers to strengthen avian flu precautionsUK Government
The government says a highly pathogenic avian influenza case was confirmed in Scotland last week and warns that risk may rise as migratory waterfowl return.UK Government
The UK Government urges poultry farmers and pet bird keepers to review and improve biosecurity.UK Government
It says avian influenza continues to circulate in wild birds and has spread to kept birds across Europe.UK Government
The government says biosecurity can help protect kept birds and reduce the risk of infection entering those populations.UK Government
The UK Government says migratory wild waterfowl, including ducks and geese, are returning to the UK to overwinter, increasing the risk of avian influenza incursions.UK Government
It urges all bird keepers to strengthen biosecurity.UK Government
The government also reports that a highly pathogenic avian influenza case was confirmed in Scotland last week and that the disease continues to circulate among wild birds and affect poultry and other kept birds across Europe.UK Government