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Scotland reports bird flu

LONDON: Tests have confirmed a swan found dead in Scotland had the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, Britain's national farming union said on Thursday.

Britain's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contacted the union to confirm the result, said Peter Kendall, the union president.

The wild swan was discovered last Wednesday at a harbour in Cellardyke, more than 725 km north of London. British government officials have restricted the movement of poultry and are considering whether to expand a 3 km protection zone around the harbour.

Cull in Germany

German authorities are culling about 30,000 farm birds in an attempt to contain the first outbreak of H5N1 bird flu among domestic poultry, officials said on Thursday.

About 11,000 chickens have been electrocuted or gassed at a farm in Saxony. — AP

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