Further laboratory tests following a routine veterinary investigation at two poultry premises in East Anglia have now confirmed that the avian influenza virus present is H6N1.
The H6 virus type has been isolated in domestic poultry and wild birds in Europe over the last few years. Animal Health began the investigation late on Tuesday evening (24 February) and is waiting for further laboratory tests to determine whether the virus is high or low pathogenicity, and these results are not expected for some days. To date there is no evidence that avian influenza of the H6 type has been found to be highly pathogenic, but this possibility cannot be ruled out until the further laboratory tests are complete. Arthur Rabjohn CEM Risk / R3 Manager - Europe & Africa WorleyParsons Europe LLC 27 Great West Road Brentford, Middlesex, London, TW8 9BW England Tel: +44 (0) 208 326 5303 Fax: +44 (0) 208 710 0220 Cell: +44 (0) 779 566 2032 [email protected] www.worleyparsons.com *** WORLEYPARSONS GROUP NOTICE *** "This email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete the email and any attachments. Any personal views or opinions expressed by the writer may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of any company in the WorleyParsons Group of Companies." -- Posted By Breaking News to Break News at 2/27/2009 06:28:00 PM
