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<blockquote data-quote="llamedos" data-source="post: 3320674" data-attributes="member: 162"><p>An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in place since <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-protect-poultry-against-avian-flu" target="_blank">6 December</a> will be<strong> extended until 28 Februar</strong>y to help protect poultry and captive birds from avian flu, the Chief Veterinary Officer has announced.</p><p></p><p>The zone requires keepers of poultry and other captive birds to continue to keep their birds indoors, or take appropriate practical steps to keep them separate from wild birds.</p><p></p><p>It covers England and similar declarations have been made in Scotland and Wales. There is also a GB-wide ban on poultry shows and gatherings.</p><p></p><p>If you keep poultry, you must also practice good biosecurity to minimise the risk of infection spreading via items such as feed, clothing or equipment.</p><p></p><p>Public Health England advises that the risk to public health remains very low and the Food Standards Agency is clear that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers.</p><p></p><p>Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbens said:</p><p></p><p>The Prevention Zone means anyone who keeps poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese, even as pets, must take action to stop them coming into contact with wild birds to protect them from avian flu.</p><p></p><p>Birds should be moved into a suitable building, or if that isn’t possible owners must take sensible precautions to keep them away from wild birds, like putting up netting to create a temporary enclosure and keeping food and water supplies inside where they cannot be contaminated by wild birds.</p><p></p><p>Even when birds are kept indoors a risk of infection remains so keepers must also practice good biosecurity, for example by disinfecting footwear and equipment and washing clothing after contact with birds.</p><p></p><p>The H5N8 strain of Avian Influenza has been circulating in Europe for several weeks. An outbreak was confirmed in turkeys at a farm in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-bird-flu-identified-at-lincolnshire-farm" target="_blank">Lincolnshire on 16 December</a> and swift action taken to limit the risk of spread, including a 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone around the infected farm.</p><p></p><p>A further case was confirmed in a back yard flock in Carmarthenshire on 3 January and the Welsh Government has put in place control measures including a 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone around the infected premises.</p><p></p><p>The disease has also been found in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/avian-influenza-in-wild-birds-winter-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">wild birds</a> in Wales, England and Scotland.</p><p></p><p>Nigel Gibbens added:</p><p></p><p>Recent H5N8 avian flu findings in wild birds and a backyard flock in Wales highlight just how essential it is to minimise contact between wild and captive birds and maintain good biosecurity to reduce the risk of infection.</p><p></p><p>We must continue to be vigilant and do all we can to protect against this highly pathogenic strain of the disease, which is why we are extending the Prevention Zone, have introduced a ban on poultry gatherings and continue to strengthen surveillance to understand the extent of infection in wild birds.</p><p></p><p>Source <strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-flu-prevention-zone-extended" target="_blank">APH-DEFRA</a></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="llamedos, post: 3320674, member: 162"] An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in place since [URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-protect-poultry-against-avian-flu']6 December[/URL] will be[B] extended until 28 Februar[/B]y to help protect poultry and captive birds from avian flu, the Chief Veterinary Officer has announced. The zone requires keepers of poultry and other captive birds to continue to keep their birds indoors, or take appropriate practical steps to keep them separate from wild birds. It covers England and similar declarations have been made in Scotland and Wales. There is also a GB-wide ban on poultry shows and gatherings. If you keep poultry, you must also practice good biosecurity to minimise the risk of infection spreading via items such as feed, clothing or equipment. Public Health England advises that the risk to public health remains very low and the Food Standards Agency is clear that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers. Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbens said: The Prevention Zone means anyone who keeps poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese, even as pets, must take action to stop them coming into contact with wild birds to protect them from avian flu. Birds should be moved into a suitable building, or if that isn’t possible owners must take sensible precautions to keep them away from wild birds, like putting up netting to create a temporary enclosure and keeping food and water supplies inside where they cannot be contaminated by wild birds. Even when birds are kept indoors a risk of infection remains so keepers must also practice good biosecurity, for example by disinfecting footwear and equipment and washing clothing after contact with birds. The H5N8 strain of Avian Influenza has been circulating in Europe for several weeks. An outbreak was confirmed in turkeys at a farm in [URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-bird-flu-identified-at-lincolnshire-farm']Lincolnshire on 16 December[/URL] and swift action taken to limit the risk of spread, including a 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone around the infected farm. A further case was confirmed in a back yard flock in Carmarthenshire on 3 January and the Welsh Government has put in place control measures including a 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone around the infected premises. The disease has also been found in [URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/avian-influenza-in-wild-birds-winter-2016-to-2017']wild birds[/URL] in Wales, England and Scotland. Nigel Gibbens added: Recent H5N8 avian flu findings in wild birds and a backyard flock in Wales highlight just how essential it is to minimise contact between wild and captive birds and maintain good biosecurity to reduce the risk of infection. We must continue to be vigilant and do all we can to protect against this highly pathogenic strain of the disease, which is why we are extending the Prevention Zone, have introduced a ban on poultry gatherings and continue to strengthen surveillance to understand the extent of infection in wild birds. Source [B][URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-flu-prevention-zone-extended']APH-DEFRA[/URL][/B] [/QUOTE]
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