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Bird flu: New EU measures after Dutch and UK cases
« on: November 17, 2014, 09:30:46 PM »
The European Commission has introduced protective measures to try to contain a bird flu outbreak after new cases were reported in the UK and the Netherlands.

The measures include killing all infected animals and banning sales of poultry products from affected areas.

The Dutch government has reported the "highly contagious" H5N8 strain at a poultry farm there.

The UK has reported a case in East Yorkshire but has not confirmed the strain.

H5N8 can potentially affect humans.

EU officials say the outbreaks may be linked to bird flu recently found in Germany.

They say it could have been spread by migratory wild birds heading south for winter, but that tests are continuing to confirm any links between the three cases.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30076909?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

 

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