News April
Bird flu restrictions are lifted
The bird flu restrictions imposed after the discovery of a dead
whooper swan in the Fife village of Cellardyke have been lifted.
The measures, limiting the movement of poultry and eggs, were introduced
when the dead bird tested positive for a strain of the H5N1
virus.
Tests since then have established no further cases have been found.
The immediate 3km protection zone will cease, but the wider 10km
surveillance zone will not be lifted until 1 May. First Minister
Jack McConnell announced the lifting of the restrictions to the
Scottish Parliament. It followed tests for the virus, which can
be passed to humans, on all dead birds across Scotland. All proved
negative.
Source
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4932934.stm
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