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ThePoultrySite Latest News
Monday, June 30, 2008
Print This Page UK Protection Zone to Lift
UK - The British Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has lifted the Protection Zone put in place as part of control measures for the H7N7 avian influenza outbreak in Oxfordshire.The control measures were lifted on Sunday 29 June.
Active surveillance in the area has shown no evidence of disease spread and infection appears to be confined to the one infected premises.
Restrictions associated with the Protection Zone will fall, including the requirement to house birds, and Surveillance Zone controls will instead apply in the area.
Restrictions on bird gatherings and movements of poultry and poultry products are still in place, and keepers should maintain good biosecurity practices and report any suspicion of disease immediately.
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