Dutch order all poultry under cover after birdflu found in England


dpa German Press Agency
Published: Saturday February 3, 2007

The Hague- The Dutch Agriculture Ministry Saturday ordered
all poultry to be brought in and placed under cover with immediate
effect, following the detection of the potentially deadly H5N1
variant bird flu on a farm in south-eastern England.
The order went into effect at 6.00 pm. It affected all poultry,
whether commercially or privately owned.

British agriculture authorities announced earlier Saturday that
the bird flu virus had been found in some 2,600 turkeys which died on
a farm in the English county of Suffolk this week.

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