Latest Bird Flu News

Bird flu outbreak on UK farm is H5N1.
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 12:00 pm

An outbreak of bird flu on a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey manufacturer Bernard Matthews is the highly pathogenic H5N1 version of the virus which can kill humans, the European Commission said. [News Source]

Bird flu kills 1,000 turkeys in outbreak on poultry farm.
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 12:00 pm

Britain was on alert for bird flu last night after a thousand turkeys died of the virus at a Bernard Matthews farm in Suffolk. [News Source]

Bird flu found on British farm.
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 12:00 pm

Government vets are investigating an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm after thousands of turkeys died. [News Source]

Outbreak of bird flu is confirmed on Suffolk farm.
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 12:00 pm

Government vets confirmed last night that a strain of bird flu was responsible for the deaths of 1,000 turkeys at a farm in Suffolk. [News Source]

Bird flu advice: 3 February 2007 (Food Standards Agency)
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 11:50 am

Tests have shown that the avian flu which killed 2600 turkeys at a Suffok farm is the H5N1 virus. Food Standards Agency advice, that avian flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers, remains unchanged. [News Source]

Over 2,000 turkey succumb to H5N1 bird flu in Britain (EARTHtimes.org)
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 10:26 am

LONDON - Around 2,600 turkeys have succumbed to avian flu in a farm in Suffolk, England, triggering fears that as many as 160,000 birds may be culled in order to prevent any outbreak. [News Source]

EC statement on British bird flu (BBC News)
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 9:09 am

The European Commission has issued a statement following confirmation that the H5N1 strain of avian flu killed turkeys on a Suffolk farm. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak may prompt cull.
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 8:00 am

As many as 160,000 birds could be culled after it emerged that avian flu killed 2,600 turkeys at a Suffolk farm. [News Source]

Bird flu alert as 1,000 turkeys found dead in Suffolk.
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 8:00 am

An outbreak of bird flu at a turkey farm in Suffolk has killed more than 1,000 birds, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said last night. [News Source]

Japan confirms deadly bird flu outbreak.
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 8:00 am

Japanese authorities on Saturday confirmed the country's fourth outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus at a poultry farm in the country's south. [News Source]

Deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu found among turkeys – EU.
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 8:00 am

The potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found among turkeys in a poultry farm in Suffolk, the EU Commission confirmed today. [News Source]

BIRD FLU OUTBREAK ON SUFFOLK FARM (Sunday Mirror)
Saturday February 03rd 2007, 7:56 am

THE strain of bird flu capable of killing humans has been identified at a Suffolk poultry farm run by Bernard Matthews. The H5N1 strain of avian flu, which can be fatal if passed onto humans, was confirmed as the killer of more than 2,600 turkeys at the farm in Holton, Suffolk this afternoon. [News Source]