3 days ago
Bird flu outbreak at poultry farm in Aberdeenshire
Restrictions are in place around a poultry farm in Aberdeenshire after an outbreak of bird flu.A 3km (1.8 mile) protection zone and 10km (6.2 mile) surveillance zone have been set up at Duncan Farms' Strath of Brydock site near include restricting the movement of hens to prevent spread of the chief veterinary officer Sheila Voas confirmed that Avian flu (H5N1) was detected at the free range farm earlier this month.
Farming union NFU Scotland said it was "incredibly concerning" news.A spokesperson said: "Our thoughts are with the affected keeper at this difficult time"
Bird flu is a disease caused by a virus that infects birds and sometimes other animals, such as foxes, seals and dominant H5N1 strain emerged in China in the said the risk to humans was low when the strain began affecting cattle herds in the US last from birds to humans is rare and there has been no sustained human-to-human transmission.
