'Members of the public are advised not to handle sick or dead wild birds and to keep their dog on a leash in areas with sick or dead wild birds.'
A second flock of turkeys in Monaghan has been found to have avian flu, The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed.
The Department said: "Movements of poultry and poultry products within and through the zones is only permitted under licence from DAFM. The licence conditions are in place to help mitigate the risk of further spread. Poultry keepers with flocks located within the restriction zones are legally obliged to comply with zone requirements."
"These Regulations require all flock keepers to confine all poultry and captive birds in their possession or under their control in a secure building to which wild birds, or other animals do not have access and to apply particular bio-security measures," a statement said. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confirmed that although the H5N1 subtype can cause serious disease in poultry and other birds, the risk to humans is very low.
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