China bans UK poultry imports. China on Wednesday became the latest country to ban all poultry products from the UK following the outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu on a Suffolk turkey farm. [News Source]

Investigation Of Workers Involved In The Holton Avian Flu Outbreak, UK (Medical News Today) The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has now carried out testing on a total of four people who have been involved in the avian flu outbreak on a poultry farm in Holton, Suffolk. Three workers who were tested last week all had symptoms that could indicate the possibility of avian influenza and which required further investigation according to Agency protocols. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Bird flu farm says not at fault for outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News) Bernard Matthews, the head of the turkey-producing firm that bears his name, has said that the recent outbreak of a potentialy deadly strain of avian flu at his company's farm was not their fault. [News Source]