Mild bird flu virus spreads to north-west England (Reuters)
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LONDON (Reuters) - A recent outbreak of mild bird flu innorth Wales has spread across the border to north-west England,Britain's farm ministry said.
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A case of a low pathogenic H7N2 bird flu has been found ata poultry farm near St. Helens and all the birds will beslaughtered and a 1 km exclusion zone imposed, the ministrysaid.
The outbreak is unrelated to the H5N1 strain which haskilled 189 people since 2003, mostly in Asia.
The H7N2 strain was found at a farm in Conwy, North Waleslast month.
The two farms are about 70 miles apart.
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