4 d. ago Fota Wildlife Park to remain closed 'until further notice' amid bird flu infections

The park initially closed for two days after the disease was discovered.

Science

4 d. ago Fota Wildlife Park closed until further notice after bird flu outbreak

Concerns for disease spread with Cork park home to hundreds of birds

Science

6 d. ago Samples taken from birds at Fota Wildlife Park test positive for bird flu

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, confirmed to The Echo on Tuesday evening that samples taken from captive birds which died at Fota Wildlife Park have tested positive for avian influenza virus.

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6 d. ago Samples taken from dead birds at Fota Wildlife Park test positive for bird flu

A number of captive birds which had died at Fota were tested for bird flu and preliminary test results are positive for H5N1 avian influenza virus.

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6 d. ago Fota Wildlife Park to remain closed over suspected cases of bird flu

In a statement, online management at Fota said that following a report to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding possible cases of avian flu public access to the park will be temporarily suspended for two days.

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7 d. ago Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu

Contagious disease spreads among poultry, wild birds and pet ones, but is rare in humans

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