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Bird Flu Detected In Wexford

We're being reassured that the risk of Bird Flu to humans is low - after a case was found in Wexford...
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9:33 AM - 31 Dec 2016



Bird Flu Detected In Wexford

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Bird Flu Detected In Wexford

TodayFM
TodayFM

9:33 AM - 31 Dec 2016



We're being reassured that the risk of Bird Flu to humans is low - after a case was found in Wexford.

The H5N8 strain of avian flu has been identified in a wild duck in the County .

In the last fortnight, bird flu has been found on a number of UK farms - and the Department of Agriculture has ordered all commercial poultry here to be housed, as a result of the increased threat.

Amy Nora Fitzgibbon, from the Irish Farmers Journal, says it's more the economic fall out that we have to worry about:



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