A casing of bird flu has beenconfirmedat a Lancashire farm , prompting a mass reject of fowl to prevent the cattle ranch of the disease .
The strain of avian flu was H7N7 , with officials subsequently rig up a three - kilometer ( two - naut mi ) perimeter around the farm in Goosnargh , Preston . All birds at the unnamed farm are being “ humanely killed . ” Farms within a heavy surveillance area of ten kilometer ( six Admiralty mile ) are not allowed to move any fowl at the moment .
Public Health Englandhas say that the danger to the public from the nervous strain is very low , while the Food Standards Agency said that there was no solid food safety risk to consumer .
The case had been suspected last Friday , but was not confirmed until June 13 . “ restriction put in plaza last hebdomad will go along and the humane culling of all razz at the site is progress , ” Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbens of the Department for Environment , Food and Rural Affairs ( DEFRA ) said in astatement . “ These actions are part of our strain and quiz coming to dealing with previous outbreaks . ”
He tot : “ Bird keepers should remain snappy for any signs of disease , report suspect disease to their nearest APHA [ Animal and Plant and Health Agency ] part at once and ensure they are maintain good biosecurity on their premiss . ”
This particular strain , H7N7 , can infect hoi polloi and is highly transmissible in batch of birds . However , it is not as dangerous as theH5N1strain , which has caused 100 of deaths in humankind . The chance of H7N7 causing severe or fatal sickness in humans is very small .
The Food Standards Agencynotedthat the risk of getting bird grippe through the nutrient chain is “ very low . ” It add up : “ Some melodic phrase of avian influenza can pass to humans , but this is very rare . It usually requires faithful contact between the human and infect live birds . by rights cooked poultry and poultry product , including eggs , are good to eat . ”
late eruption , including one in Hampshire in February and another in Yorkshire last year , have chop-chop been take .
