Danger zone expanded to cover 1,000 square miles. A vast area of eastern Scotland was declared a bird flu danger zone yesterday after scientists confirmed the deadly H5N1 virus had been found in Fife. [News Source]

One dead swan is not a bird flu crisis, says chief UK scientist. The Government's chief scientist today led calls for calm over Britain's first confirmed case of H5N1 bird flu, insisting that one dead swan does not constitute a crisis. [News Source]

Scientists confirm worst fears – this was H5N1 Government vets yesterday resisted calls for a nationwide ban on keeping free-range poultry outdoors, as scientists confirmed that a swan in Scotland had died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu. [News Source]

Sea birds to blame for spread of infection. Though they mainly live on rivers and lakes, mute swans quite often go down to the sea, especially in winter. However, they are resident in this country, so the swan would probably have caught the flu from a species which had come here from abroad. [News Source]

A seaside town known for its tranquillity is now the epicentre of a national scare . Some 24 hours after a dead swan was discovered on the foreshore of this picturesque coastal community, the 1,900 residents are at the epicentre of a nationwide scare. A town famous for its tranquillity is now under siege. [News Source]

‘It’s been eight days since the swan was found but no one has told us anything.’ Tina Briscoe noticed the dead swan on Wednesday last week. She was instantly alarmed. [News Source]

Bird flu turns up in Scotland; Canada could be next destination. Scotland is the closest the H5N1 virus has come to Canada since originating in Southeast Asia in 2003. [News Source]

Avian flu: Wild birds, pets and poultry now at risk. The lethal avian flu virus found in a swan in Scotland is almost certain to spread to wild birds across the UK before threatening Britain's poultry industry, experts warned yesterday. [News Source]

More birds tested for deadly flu. Tests are being carried out on 17 birds after Britain's first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was found in a dead swan in Scotland. [News Source]

Bird flu confirmed in UK. The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been confirmed in the UK for the first time. [News Source]

Bird flu gains ground in Africa and Europe. A third person has died from bird flu in Egypt, Nigeria has reported the southward spread of the disease and Britain has confirmed its first case of the deadly H5N1 strain. [News Source]

Britain confirms case of bird flu in dead swan. A swan found dead in eastern Scotland has tested positive for the deadly strain of bird flu, making it the first recorded case of the disease in a wild bird in Britain. [News Source]