Lara Harrup

Policy Lead Exotic Disease Control @DefraGovUk | Focus Disease Control & Ecology at the Wildlife-Livestock-Human Interface | yogi & adventure traveller

[APHA @APHAgovuk]

#Vets & #Labs #Avianinfluenza (#birdflu) viruses can also infect wild mammals.

If you examine/test a wild mammal & suspect/detect #avianinfluenza report it immediately:

England 03000 200 301
Wales 03003 038 268
Scotland your local Field Services Office

https://t.co/KtugESRJg5

[APHA @APHAgovuk]

#Avianinfluenza (#birdflu) viruses can also infect wild mammals.

If you find a dead wild carnivore or marine mammal report it:

England - 03000 200 301
Wales - 03003 038 268
Scotland - your local Field Services Office

Further info: https://t.co/KtugESRJg5.

#wildlife

[APHA @APHAgovuk]

#petkeepers

Avian influenza (bird flu) viruses can also infect mammals, including cats, dogs, ferrets and other pets.

Follow our guidance to keep your pet safe: https://t.co/FwXyQX7ReQ

@BritishVets @thebsava @DogsTrust @CatsProtection @RSPCA

[APHA @APHAgovuk]

#vets Avian influenza (bird flu) viruses can also infect mammals, including cats, dogs, ferrets & other pets

Inform your clients on how to keep their pets safe

https://t.co/FwXyQX7ReQ

@BritishVets @thebsava @bvnauk @RCVSKnowledge @RSPCA_official @PDSA_HQ

[Defra UK @DefraGovUK]

Do you know how to protect yourself, the environment and wild bird populations from #BirdFlu?

Our Mitigation Strategy for #AvianInfluenza in Wild Birds provides guidance on how to respond to the risk of and findings of avian influenza in wild birds.

👉https://t.co/PhHZEsA0Jv

[APHA @APHAgovuk]

Beware #StormEunice could worsen #BirdFlu spread! Block up holes in your birds' housing to keep #floodwater out, ensure tarpaulin is well secured & strengthen weak areas on #Poultry house roofs. See more biosecurity advice: https://t.co/7Kg3iX0h5H
#Flooding #AvianInfluenza

[Met Office @metoffice]

⚠️⚠️🔴 Rare Red Weather Warning Issued 🔴⚠️⚠️

#StormEunice will bring extremely strong winds across parts of Southwest England and south Wales

Friday 0700 - 1200

Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs

Advice 👉 https://t.co/JFRa8CtfWY

Stay #WeatherAware⚠️

[APHA @APHAgovuk]

‼️ More #AvianInfluenza webinars❗ If you missed out, now is your chance to learn more about #BirdFlu & how to protect your birds from it.

12th January - Smallholders & pet bird keepers
13th January - commercial keepers

Register here: https://t.co/BcczCj6NyN #Chickens #Ducks

[BritishVets @BritishVets]

#TeamVet - Do you see backyard poultry or wild birds in practice? Have a look at our guidance on handling and reporting suspected #AvianInfluenza cases. @thebsava #BirdFlu https://t.co/GRoysfPWmN

[APHA @APHAgovuk]

Join our series of #AvianInfluenza webinars starting 16 December 2021 aimed at commercial producers, smallholders/pet keepers & veterinarians. Leading @DefraGovUK epidemiologists & veterinary professionals will be available to answer your questions! https://t.co/BcczCj6NyN

[APHA @APHAgovuk]

Migratory birds are here & we already have our 1st #BirdFlu case of the season. Listen to this video from @ChiefVetUK for key advice & follow this link to register your poultry with us: https://t.co/fsgTFmvwcW #AvianInfluenza @FSFH_Official @BHWTOfficial #Chickens #Ducks #Geese

[British Ecological Society @BritishEcolSoc]

📢 RECRUITMENT IS OPEN!

Do you want to help embed ecological knowledge into the English policymaking process? If so, the English Policy Group could be for you!

Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/vVggsGVgvI

[Veterinary Policy Research Foundation @Vet_Policy]

Interested in veterinary policy? We are now accepting applications for the next Parliamentary Veterinary Intern! Deadline: 5th July https://t.co/sbopk2Wb0G

[Defra Chief Scientist @DefraCSA]

Could you help advise on and challenge the evidence that Defra uses in its policy?

@DefraGovUK is seeking a new Chair and four new members on its Science Advisory Council – see https://t.co/zDATCDenHz and https://t.co/59djeUOFKh

Deadline for applications is noon, 4th March.

[Lara Harrup @laraharrup]

Everyone is somebody's type. 🅰️🅱️🅾️🆎 this valentines
Do something amazing – give blood. 💉 🩸🌹❤️ #givebloodsavealife @GiveBloodNHS

[NHS Blood Donation 🩸🩹 @GiveBloodNHS]

Happy Valentine's Day! 🌹

Did you know that blood donation is considered essential travel? 💭

Book your appointment online and make a date to donate. ❤️

[IfYouTickleUs @ifyoutickleus]

From Darkness to Light - Private Maddy Oliver vaccinating my father in the same arm where 76 years earlier his Auchwitz number was tattooed
וְגָאַלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בִּזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה
And I will redeem you with an outstretched arm
@NHSuk @BritishArmy

[EFRA Committee @CommonsEFRA]

We’ve launched an inquiry on moving animals across borders – contribute your views on live farm animal exports, travelling with domestic pets, pet smuggling, & equine movements 👇

https://t.co/RbFX21kNDK

[Nextstrain @nextstrain]

For the past ~12 months we've defaulted to coloring Nextstrain trees based on geography to highlight genomic tracking of spread of SARS-CoV-2 throughout the world. With one recent example being the spread of EU1 lineage throughout Europe. 1/3

[APHA @APHAgovuk]

If you keep #PetPoultry please register them with us so we can let you know about outbreaks of #BirdFlu in your area. Doing so will help prevent the spread of disease to all UK poultry. Registration is easy. Visit:
https://t.co/fsgTFmN7Bw #AvianInfluenza @BHWT @FSFH_Official