November 13, 2007

UK confirms new case of H5 bird flu in turkeys

UK officials Monday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in turkeys on a farm in eastern England.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the turkeys had tested positive for the H5 strain of the disease. It wasn't yet known whether it was the deadly H5NI strain, which has killed dozens of people around the world.

The department said a three kilometer protection zone had been set up around a farm in Diss, northeast of London, and all birds on the premises would be slaughtered.