Test results have identified evidence of Avian Influenza H5N1 in samples from a turkey flock in County Monaghan. As a consequence restriction zones are being se.
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Fresh advice following identification of number of cases of avian influenza
The Government has issued fresh advice to flock keepers and the public as a ‘precautionary measure’ against avian influenza.
The Government has issued fresh advice to flock keepers and the public around avian influenza following the identification of a number of cases of the virus, including in Cork.
This morning, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced that Minister Charlie McConalogue T.D. has made regulations under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 requiring flock keepers to confine all poultry and captive birds in their possession or under their control in a secure building to which wild birds, or other animals do not have access and to apply particular bio-security measures. The Regulations come into force on 21st December.