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Bird flu: sixth swan tests positive

Bird flu: sixth swan tests positive

DEFRA is continuing to monitor the area for dead wild birds.


By Selena Masson, Shooting Times

Tuesday, 29 January 2008

A sixth swan from Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset has tested positive for bird flu, DEFRA has confirmed.

Movement of poultry or other captive birds in the Wild Bird Monitoring Area no longer requires a licence, but restrictions in the Wild Bird Control Area remain in place.

According to a DEFRA spokeman: “This is not unexpected, and our enhanced surveillance of wild birds in the area is continuing, including active patrols to look for dead wild birds.

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