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Further Scottish bird influenza case reported

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An additional case of extremely pathogenic influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has actually been validated by the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) Crossgates, Dumfermline, Fife on February 2.

A 3km Protection Zone (PZ) and 10km Surveillance Zone (SZ) were stated, which worked from 5.05pm on February 2.

The latest case has been reported near Dunfermline
The newest case has actually been reported near Dunfermline

It follows in the wake of a zone stated on Saturday, this time at Glenhead of Aldouran, Leswalt, Stranraer.

Stranraer zone
Stranraer zone

Other cases throughout Scotland in the last 7 days have actually been reported in Clackmannanshire, Tain and Grantown on Spey.

Grantown-on-Spey zone
Grantown-on-Spey zone

The previous week saw cases validated near Fraserburgh at a business combined poultry enterprise, with 3500 laying hens housed over 4 sheds and 600 geese/ducks.

Since October the UK has actually validated over 170 cases of HPAI H5N1 most of which have actually remained in England, however clusters have actually impacted Banffshire and Aberdeenshire at the end of December.

Previously contaminated properties near Turriff have actually been devalued to monitoring zones.

For the general public the pointer stays – Do not touch or get any dead or noticeably ill birds that you discover.

Wild birds can bring a number of illness that are transmittable to individuals.

In Great Britain, if you discover-

A single dead bird of victim, 3 dead gulls or wild waterfowl (swans, geese or ducks) or 5 or more dead wild birds of any other types at the very same time, you should report them to GOV.UK


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