Friday, October 21, 2005
First Avian Flu In UK.
A parrot that died in quarantine has tested positive for avian flu.
Chief vet Debby Reynolds said: "The confirmed case does not affect the UK's official disease free status because the disease has been identified in imported birds during quarantine."
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UPDATE:
All birds in quarantine unit culled.
Staff have been given antiviral treatment.
Location has been kept secret so far.
In a BBC radio news interview the Chief vet wouldn't give a clear answer when asked more than once whether there was any possibility that the disease could have spread beyond the boundary of the quarantine unit.
Chief vet Debby Reynolds said: "The confirmed case does not affect the UK's official disease free status because the disease has been identified in imported birds during quarantine."
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UPDATE:
All birds in quarantine unit culled.
Staff have been given antiviral treatment.
Location has been kept secret so far.
In a BBC radio news interview the Chief vet wouldn't give a clear answer when asked more than once whether there was any possibility that the disease could have spread beyond the boundary of the quarantine unit.
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And definitely a deceased ex-parrot. A parrot no more. A late parrot. Dead as a doornail, expired, six feet under.
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