Bird flu in Fife?

[libero]

SKY NEWS

 

 

UK News

A protection zone has been created Bird Flu Test Results Due

Updated: 05:49, Thursday April 06, 2006

 

Tests are expected to reveal today whether a dead swan found in Scotland has the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

 

The Scottish Executive confirmed the bird - discovered in the Cellardyke area of Fife - had "highly pathogenic H5 avian flu".

 

Scientists were working though the night to discover if it had H5N1, which can be deadly to humans.

 

The Executive, in a statement, said: "The exact strain of the virus is not yet known, tests are continuing and a further result is expected today.

 

"In accordance with a recent EU decision the Scottish Executive is putting in place a protection zone of a minimum of 3km radius and a surveillance zone of 10km."

 

I stay in Methil which you can see from the map barely 10 miles as the Crow flies.... maybe that was the wrong analogy but feck me if this turns out to be the bad strain of this s*** the surrounding area is gonna be like a war zone to the South East of Cellardyke is a sea bird sanctuary on the Isle of May

 

Edited April 6, 2006 by libero

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