Landfill Fears Over Birdflu Outbreak

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THE remains of hundreds of thousands of poultry infected with bird flu virus will be dumped in landfill sites across Scotland in the event of a major outbreak of the disease.

But the emergency plans, drawn up by Scottish Executive officials, have raised fears of humans being contaminated.

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Landfill Fears Over Birdflu Outbreak

The 'Doomsday' contingency measures include plans to gas, crush or use barbiturate injections to kill up to 16 million chickens and other birds to destroy the virus when it arrives in Sc...

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