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Avian Influenza

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many avian influenza vaccine doses were available in Northern Ireland on 26 February. (125012)

There were 66,400 doses of avian influenza (H5N1) vaccine available in Northern Ireland on 26 February 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many tests for avian influenza were carried out in Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months. (125013)

The following table details the number of samples taken from poultry and wild birds which were tested for avian influenza in Northern Ireland over the 12 month period 1 March 2006 to 28 February 2007.

Total

March 2006

22

April 2006

168

May 2006

121

June 2006

32

July 2006

54

August 2006

48

September 2006

123

October 2006

293

November 2006

852

December 2006

278

January 2007

93

February 2007

57

Total

2,141

All test results were negative for highly pathogenic avian influenza.

One test for the H5NI strain of avian influenza in humans was carried out in December 2006. The result of this test was negative.