London, June 8: A recent outbreak of mild bird flu in north Wales has spread across the border to north-west England, Britain's farm ministry said.
A case of a low pathogenic H7N2 bird flu has been found at a poultry farm near St. Helens and all the birds will be slaughtered and a 1 km exclusion zone imposed, the ministry said.
The outbreak is unrelated to the H5N1 strain which has killed 189 people since 2003, mostly in Asia.
The H7N2 strain was found at a farm in Conwy, North Wales last month.
The two farms are about 70 miles (113 km) apart.
Reuters>
A case of a low pathogenic H7N2 bird flu has been found at a poultry farm near St. Helens and all the birds will be slaughtered and a 1 km exclusion zone imposed, the ministry said.
The outbreak is unrelated to the H5N1 strain which has killed 189 people since 2003, mostly in Asia.
The H7N2 strain was found at a farm in Conwy, North Wales last month.
The two farms are about 70 miles (113 km) apart.
Reuters>
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