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Bird flu found in dead Dorset swans
Bird flu found in dead Dorset swans
Last Modified: 10 Jan 2008
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Channel 4 News
Three wild swans found dead in Dorset have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, says Defra.
The birds were found in the Chesil Beach area of the county during routine surveillance.
A control area has been set up in the area, within which bird owners must isolate their flocks from wild birds.
No disease has been found in domestic birds, and a programme of surveillance of wild birds is to be carried out.
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