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Third outbreak of Avian Flu confirmed

Dead goose found in St John's

A third outbreak of Avian Flu has been confirmed on the Isle of Man.

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture responded on Tuesday after a lady found a dead goose in her garden in St John’s.
 
The wild bird was collected and tests confirmed it died from the same H5N1 strain that killed a number of kept geese and feral chickens in the north of the Island last month.

DEFA says as it is a wild bird no further restrictions will be required and well-cooked local poultry and poultry products, including eggs, remain safe to eat.

An all-Island ‘Surveillance Zone’ remains in place and keepers are told to house their birds and practise good biosecurity.

People are asked not to feed wild waterfowl or chickens, especially at the nearby arboretum in St John’s.

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