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Tuesday, 13 November 2007 |
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British Suffolk bird flu is H5N1 strain. Ahhhhh! Everyone panic
'Turkeys being gathered for culling
All the birds at the farm are being culled as a precaution
The type of bird flu found in turkeys on a Suffolk farm is the virulent H5N1 strain, according to government vets.
The virus was discovered on Sunday at Redgrave Park Farm near Diss, where all 6,500 birds, most of them turkeys, are being slaughtered.
A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been set up and the farm is co-operating with vets.'
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