‘Highly pathogenic’ Bird Flu outbreak confirmed at Scots farm
A BIRD Flu outbreak has been confirmed at a Scots farm.
Scotland's Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed "highly pathogenic Avian Influenza" was found on the property.
The farm, known as Mill of Towie, near Buckie in Moray, has since been declared as infected.
Boffins believe the disease is currently on the farm or has been there in the past 56 days.
A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been established around the farm.
Strict biosecurity measures are also in place.
It comes just weeks after an outbreak along the Aberdeenshire coastline saw over 2,000 dead birds wash up on a beach in less than a week.
Locals described the scenes as being "like a horror film."
Bird Flu is also known as Avian Influenza, and is is a rare virus that mostly spreads among birds - but it can sometimes affect humans too.
It is similar to the normal influenza which typically affects humans each year.
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It’s also not too different from swine flu, which sparked a global pandemic over 10 years ago after it started spreading rapidly.
No people in Britain have ever been infected by the avian flu - but outbreaks in other countries have seen fatalities.
The virus spreads to humans when they touch infected birds, come into contact with their droppings, or when infected poultry is killed and eaten.
To avoid catching the flu, people should wash their hands before and after handling raw poultry and make sure to cook all bird meat properly.
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