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| A vet who attended the Suffolk bird flu outbreak is in hospital suffering from a mild respiratory illness, the Health Protection Agency has said. | A vet who attended the Suffolk bird flu outbreak is in hospital suffering from a mild respiratory illness, the Health Protection Agency has said. |
| The vet, who has not been named, is undergoing tests at Nottingham's City hospital. It says the vet's condition is "causing no immediate concern". | The vet, who has not been named, is undergoing tests at Nottingham's City hospital. It says the vet's condition is "causing no immediate concern". |
| The treatment was a "precautionary measure" and bird flu was just one of the tests to be run, the HPA said. | The treatment was a "precautionary measure" and bird flu was just one of the tests to be run, the HPA said. |
| Almost 160,000 turkeys were culled after the outbreak on a farm in Holton. | Almost 160,000 turkeys were culled after the outbreak on a farm in Holton. |
| 'Seasonal flu' | 'Seasonal flu' |
| Nottingham University Hospitals said the vet had been admitted as a precautionary measure after complaining of "mild non-specific symptoms". | Nottingham University Hospitals said the vet had been admitted as a precautionary measure after complaining of "mild non-specific symptoms". |
| There was no risk to other patients in the hospital, it said. | There was no risk to other patients in the hospital, it said. |
| The results of tests to establish the cause of the vet's illness are expected on Wednesday. | The results of tests to establish the cause of the vet's illness are expected on Wednesday. |
| The HPA said it was "highly unlikely" the vet would have been contaminated because everyone involved would have taken antiviral drugs and worn "full protective clothing". | The HPA said it was "highly unlikely" the vet would have been contaminated because everyone involved would have taken antiviral drugs and worn "full protective clothing". |
| The HPA's Dr John Watson said: "It should be remembered that chest infections and fevers are common at this time of year when ordinary seasonal flu circulates." | The HPA's Dr John Watson said: "It should be remembered that chest infections and fevers are common at this time of year when ordinary seasonal flu circulates." |
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| The Strategic Health Authority in East Anglia said it was monitoring the situation, adding: "There is no need to panic." | The Strategic Health Authority in East Anglia said it was monitoring the situation, adding: "There is no need to panic." |
| The H5N1 strain - which has caused dozens of human deaths in Asia - was found in the turkeys on the Bernard Matthews site in Suffolk. | The H5N1 strain - which has caused dozens of human deaths in Asia - was found in the turkeys on the Bernard Matthews site in Suffolk. |
| The H5N1 virus does not pose a large-scale threat to humans because it cannot pass easily from one person to another. | The H5N1 virus does not pose a large-scale threat to humans because it cannot pass easily from one person to another. |
| However, experts fear the virus could mutate at some point in the future and trigger a flu pandemic, potentially putting millions of human lives at risk. | However, experts fear the virus could mutate at some point in the future and trigger a flu pandemic, potentially putting millions of human lives at risk. |
| A 3km (1.9 mile) protection zone and a 10km (6.2 mile) surveillance zone are in place around the farm. | A 3km (1.9 mile) protection zone and a 10km (6.2 mile) surveillance zone are in place around the farm. |
| Poultry owners in a wider restricted zone, covering 2,090 sq km (807 sq miles) around Holton, have been told to keep their flocks isolated from wild birds. | Poultry owners in a wider restricted zone, covering 2,090 sq km (807 sq miles) around Holton, have been told to keep their flocks isolated from wild birds. |
| What each zone means | What each zone means |
| Despite these measures, four countries - Japan, South Africa, South Korea and Hong Kong - have banned imports of UK poultry. | Despite these measures, four countries - Japan, South Africa, South Korea and Hong Kong - have banned imports of UK poultry. |
| Senior vets from the 27 EU member states discussed the outbreak at a meeting on Tuesday, and later the European Commission said it was satisfied with the UK's response. | Senior vets from the 27 EU member states discussed the outbreak at a meeting on Tuesday, and later the European Commission said it was satisfied with the UK's response. |
| An international conference on the possibility of vaccination will take place in Verona in March. | An international conference on the possibility of vaccination will take place in Verona in March. |
| Britain is Europe's second-largest poultry producer after France, with annual exports totalling £300m. | Britain is Europe's second-largest poultry producer after France, with annual exports totalling £300m. |
| Bernard Matthews commercial director Bart Dalla Mura insisted there would be no adverse effect on the poultry industry. | Bernard Matthews commercial director Bart Dalla Mura insisted there would be no adverse effect on the poultry industry. |
| He said consumers were "savvy enough" to see that the disease was being dealt with. | He said consumers were "savvy enough" to see that the disease was being dealt with. |
| Scene of outbreak All poultry to be culledVisitors disinfected and restricted access 3km Protection Zone Poultry kept indoors and tested 10km Surveillance Zone No movement of poultry to or from area except for slaughterTrains carrying live poultry are prevented from stopping in the protection zoneBird fairs and markets bannedIncreased surveillance of wetland areasDomestic birds not to share water used by wild birdsFootpath restrictions likely only on free-range farmsPeople in towns not affected unless they keep poultry. Restriction Zone Isolation of poultry from wild birdsPoultry movements to be licensed Source: Defra | Scene of outbreak All poultry to be culledVisitors disinfected and restricted access 3km Protection Zone Poultry kept indoors and tested 10km Surveillance Zone No movement of poultry to or from area except for slaughterTrains carrying live poultry are prevented from stopping in the protection zoneBird fairs and markets bannedIncreased surveillance of wetland areasDomestic birds not to share water used by wild birdsFootpath restrictions likely only on free-range farmsPeople in towns not affected unless they keep poultry. Restriction Zone Isolation of poultry from wild birdsPoultry movements to be licensed Source: Defra |
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