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Malaysian duck infected with low-risk bird flu

A duck imported into Singapore from Malaysia has been detected with bird flu although it is a low-risk strain and will not lead to a local outbreak of the deadly disease, authorities here said. Singapore has suspended duck imports from the farm in Perak state that the infected bird came from as a precautionary measure, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said in a statement late Tuesday. Authorities in Malaysia have also placed the farm under quarantine. However the AVA said all the other ducks imported with the infected bird last week had not shown any signs of the disease. Tests done by Malaysian authorities at the Perak farm had also cleared the ducks there, the statement said. “The AVA would like to assure the public that the detection of a suspect “H5” subtype infection in the consignment is not of public health significance,” it said. afp

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