Dutch ban export of poultry after bird flu outbreak

Exports of poultry meat from the Netherlands has been banned for at least three days as the variation of avian flu found in chickens was confirmed as one that can infect humans.

There is still no confirmation of the exact type of virus found in a duck farm in the north of England where the entire flock was slaughtered, although the authorities have said they do not think it poses a risk to human health.

The threat to Ireland depends to an extent on wind direction, according Carton Brothers’ Group producers. For the next few days, the wind will be coming from the south, the Bay of Biscay, which will reduce the danger from wind or bird bourne infections from the UK and Netherlands.