Bird FLU HIT scotland

That's right, there's lots of different types of bird flu so it probably isn't H5N1.

[Forth Bridges]

also someone has just phoned onto the Wright stuff on CH5,

he lives only 100yards where that dead swasn was foudn and says well thereNO exluisven zone here it open for all!

What sort of exclusion zone should there be?

At the moment they are only restricting the movement of poultry.  If there is confirmation that it's the 'deadly' strain them more measures might be put in place.  It is very difficult for humans to get this disease.  Eating well cooked infected poultry is safe.  Feeding infected ducks with bread is safe.  This virus needs to come into direct contact with humans to be passed on a bit like HIV.  If you feed your chickens grain mouth to mouth you are at risk.  If you regularly touch infected poultry you might be at risk.

I bet a few people are now keeping puss indoors though..........

[Cherry_Ripe]

This virus needs to come into direct contact with humans to be passed on a bit like HIV.

There is bound to be a panic as generally people are ignorant of the facts. The media is helping to create panic instead of informing people.

Coincidentally there was a lady from the National Aids Trust on the breakfast news this morning, whose research shows the scarily high level of ignorance regarding HIV and AIDS. One in twelve people in this country don't think straight people can become infected with HIV.