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| Bird flu confirmed at Yorkshire duck farm | |
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| A case of bird flu has been confirmed at a duck breeding farm in East Yorkshire, officials have said. | |
| The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the risk to public health was very low. A cull of poultry is being carried out at the site and an exclusion zone is in place. | The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the risk to public health was very low. A cull of poultry is being carried out at the site and an exclusion zone is in place. |
| The strain has not been confirmed, but the deadly H5N1 form has been ruled out by Defra officials. | The strain has not been confirmed, but the deadly H5N1 form has been ruled out by Defra officials. |
| The virus spreads between birds and, in rare cases, can affect humans. | The virus spreads between birds and, in rare cases, can affect humans. |
| The case is the first in the UK since 2008, when chickens on a farm in Banbury, Oxfordshire, tested positive for the virus. | |
| On Sunday, an outbreak of a highly contagious strain of bird flu was discovered at a poultry farm in the Netherlands. | On Sunday, an outbreak of a highly contagious strain of bird flu was discovered at a poultry farm in the Netherlands. |
| 'Robust action' | 'Robust action' |
| The exclusion zone around the Yorkshire farm will prevent all poultry and poultry waste being transferred in or out of the area. Some 6,000 ducks will be culled. | The exclusion zone around the Yorkshire farm will prevent all poultry and poultry waste being transferred in or out of the area. Some 6,000 ducks will be culled. |
| A Defra spokeswoman said: "We have confirmed a case of avian flu on a duck breeding farm in Yorkshire - the public health risk is very low and there is no risk to the food chain. | A Defra spokeswoman said: "We have confirmed a case of avian flu on a duck breeding farm in Yorkshire - the public health risk is very low and there is no risk to the food chain. |
| "We are taking immediate and robust action which includes introducing a 10km restriction zone and culling all poultry on the farm to prevent any potential spread of infection. A detailed investigation is ongoing. | "We are taking immediate and robust action which includes introducing a 10km restriction zone and culling all poultry on the farm to prevent any potential spread of infection. A detailed investigation is ongoing. |
| "We have a strong track record of controlling and eliminating previous outbreaks of avian flu in the UK." | "We have a strong track record of controlling and eliminating previous outbreaks of avian flu in the UK." |
| According to the NHS, most types of bird flu are harmless to humans. | |
| But two strains, H5N1 and H7N9 , have caused "serious concern in recent years". | |
| The NHS website states: "Although these viruses don't infect people easily and are usually not transmitted from human to human, several people have been infected around the world, leading to a number of deaths. | |
| "Other bird flu viruses (particularly H7N7 and H9N2) have also infected people, but these have rarely caused severe illness." | |
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