England: 150,000 turkeys
gassed
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- More than
150,000 turkeys were gassed at a farm in eastern England Saturday and the
government extended restrictions on the movement of poultry in an attempt to
stop the spread of bird flu.
United Nations officials said they were not
surprised by the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza and said they have been
expecting the virus to spread during the colder winter months, much as it did
last year.
The Department for the Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs or Defra issued a statement on Sunday saying it appeared the virus
had been confined to the Bernard Matthews farm near the town of
Lowestoft.
Dr. David Nabarro, the United Nations bird flu
envoy, said Europe should be ready for more outbreaks.
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A goose is seen at a park in London,
United Kingdom, Feb. 3, 2007. The European Commission confirmed Saturday
that the bird flu virus detected at a turkey farm in eastern England's
Suffolk was the virulent H5N1 strain, which can be transmitted to humans.
(Xinhua Photo/Xie Xiudong)
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People stay with the birds at a park in
London, United Kingdom, Feb. 3, 2007. (Xinhua Photo/Xie
Xiudong)
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An avian flu-affected poultry farm is
seen from behind a police cordon at Holton near Halesworth in eastern
England February 3, 2007. An outbreak of bird flu on a farm run by
Europe's biggest turkey manufacturer Bernard Matthews has killed 2,500
birds, government officials said on Saturday. (Xinhua/Reuters
photo)
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