UK Bird Flu Update: H5N1 Confirmed At 2nd Premises (Scoop.co.nz)
Since it first killed humans in Asia in the 1990s, a deadly avian strain named H5N1 has posed the greatest risk for a new influenza pandemic; fortunately, this virus has not mutated to a form that spreads easily between people.
UK Bird Flu Update: H5N1 Confirmed At 2nd Premises (Scoop.co.nz)
Laboratory test results have today confirmed H5N1 Avian Influenza in turkeys at one of the Dangerous Contact premises. These premises were confirmed as a Dangerous Contact, and placed under restriction, on 14th November. Culling was completed on 17th November.
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Farmers call for wild bird checks as avian flu proves to be killer strain (The Scotsman)
POULTRY producers last night called for increased surveillance of wild birds after an outbreak of avian flu in East Anglia was confirmed as the feared H5N1 strain.
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BANGLADESH: Return of the bird flu threat (IRIN)
DHAKA, 15 November 2007 (IRIN) - Avian flu has re-emerged in Bangladesh after four months, with five reported new outbreaks in poultry farms across the country since October.
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Infected turkeys 'have deadly avian flu strain' that is dangerous to humans (Evening Standard)
Initial tests suggest that free-range turkeys suffering from bird flu are infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu which is potentially dangerous to humans.
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Britain to cull 22,000 birds to check avian flu (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
London, Nov 15 (RIA Novosti) Around 22,000 turkeys will be culled at four farms in eastern Britain, following a bird flu outbreak at a farm in Suffolk.
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ASIA: IRIN-ASIA Weekly round-up 150 for 12 – 18 November 2007 (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN CONTENTS: AFGHANISTAN: Insecurity stops food aid to a Daykundi district AFGHANISTAN: Six million schoolchildren to receive landmine coaching AFGHANISTAN: Fifth least developed country in the world
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Bahrain bans poultry imports from Saudi Arabia over bird flu (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
ABU DHABI (UAE), November 17 (RIA Novosti) - Bahrain has imposed a ban on all live poultry imports from Saudi Arabia following a recent outbreak of bird flu in the country, a local newspaper reported Saturday.
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Q&A: why bird flu threatens free range farms (Times Online Sunday)
What is avian flu? This is a contagious disease caused by various strains of flu viruses. It is common in birds, which suffer like humans and mainly recover, especially if the virus is a low pathogenic strain.
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UK Bird Flu Outbreak Is Deadly Strain (Time Magazine)
The virulent H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been confirmed as the source of a bird flu outbreak on an English farm
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UK confirms bird flu on farm (Pretoria News)
London - British vets ordered the slaughter of 5 000 birds on Monday after a new outbreak of avian flu on a farm in eastern England, the first in six months, officials said.
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UK Bird Flu Update: H5N1 Confirmed At 2nd Premises (Scoop.co.nz)
Whichever one you get, you need to get a new vaccine every year. Why? Because the flu virus changes every year and the vaccine is specially created to fight the viruses that are going to be a problem that year.
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