Latest Bird Flu News

Refusing to share samples may cause a vaccine delay.
Tuesday February 13th 2007, 11:00 am

The drugs conglomerate GlaxoSmithKline attacked the Indonesian Government yesterday for refusing to supply bird flu samples that would allow it to develop a human vaccine for the virus. [News Source]

Turkey plant to resume production.
Tuesday February 13th 2007, 11:00 am

Europe's largest turkey producer, Bernard Matthews, will reopen the turkey slaughter house on Tuesday that was shut down after a bird flu outbreak. [News Source]

Diplomatic row over raw meat shipped from Matthews plant to Continent.
Tuesday February 13th 2007, 11:00 am

Six lorryloads of turkey meat sent to Hungary last week from the Bernard Matthews plant at the centre of the avian flu outbreak were raw and may have returned the H5N1 virus to Central Europe. [News Source]

Study suggests possible bird flu immunity (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday February 13th 2007, 8:51 am

Could some people have a little immunity to the H5N1 bird flu virus? One study in mice published on Monday suggests it is, in theory, possible. [News Source]

Production resumes in factory at centre of avian flu storm.
Tuesday February 13th 2007, 6:00 am

Production was due to start again today at the Bernard Matthews factory farm hit by Britain's first major outbreak of bird flu. [News Source]

EU: No reason to tighten bird flu rules.
Tuesday February 13th 2007, 6:00 am

The European Union said Monday it saw no immediate need to tighten its rules for controlling the spread of bird flu, despite reports that an outbreak in eastern England may have been caused by turkeys imported from Hungary. [News Source]

Did Matthews try to hide turkey imports?
Tuesday February 13th 2007, 6:00 am

Bernard Matthews is facing allegations that it may have failed to fully disclose the imports of turkey meat from a slaughterhouse 30 miles from an outbreak in Hungary. [News Source]

UN expert links poultry trade to bird flu (AngolaPress)
Tuesday February 13th 2007, 4:03 am

New York, UN 02/13 - Avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, is spreading during this season through poultry trade, according to David Nabarro, UN System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza. [News Source]