Surveillance Zone closed
The Isle of Man is no longer an infected area for avian influenza, bringing an all-Island ‘Surveillance Zone’ to a close.
Chief Veterinary Officer Amy Beckett says there is still a significant risk to kept birds this winter, and is urging people to house them were possible and continue to practise good biosecurity.
All well-cooked local poultry and poultry products, including eggs, remain safe to eat, she says.
A ‘Protection Zone’ around the property where the Island’s first case of the H5N1 strain killed 11 geese was removed earlier this month.
Some feral chickens in the north of the Island also had to be culled due to the virus, and a dead, wild goose was found in a woman's garden in St John's.
Anyone who suspects a case, or has in their possession a bird or carcass that they suspect has the disease, is urged to contact the Animal Heath Team by emailing agriculture@gov.im or calling 01624 685844.
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