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Avian flu
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Avian flu restrictions lifted on Bernard Matthews farms
9 March 2009
AVIAN flu restrictions on two Bernard Matthews turkey breeding farms have been lifted after tests confirmed the strain present was of low pathogenicity.
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Government vets await news on avian flu virus virulence
2 March 2009
GOVERNMENT vets are awaiting the results of tests that will show how virulent the avian flu virus that has hit two Bernard Matthews farms is.
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Avian flu found on Bernard Matthews' farms again
26 February 2009
AVIAN flu has been found on two small Bernard Matthews' breeding farms in Norfolk and Suffolk.
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UK declared free from avian flu
20 November 2008
DEFRA has confirmed the UK is now officially free from avian influenza following the outbreak on a farm in Oxfordshire in June this year.
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Faster avian flu detection
August 22nd 2008
SCIENTISTS at Nottingham Trent University are developing a machine that can detect an outbreak of bird flu in two hours.
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Avian flu risk low but real
11 July 2008
THE risk of another incident of avian flu is low but poultry keepers must remain vigilant, the deputy chief veterinary officer has warned.
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Bird flu restrictions lifted
8 July 2008
THE Surveillance Zone and remaining disease control area restrictions put in place following the outbreak of H7N7 avian influenza in Oxfordshire, have been lifted today (Tuesday, July 8).
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Avian flu Protection Zone lifted
30 June 2008
THE Protection Zone (PZ) put in place around the H7N7 avian influenza outbreak in Oxfordshire has been lifted.
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Poultry farmers' avian flu warning
June 20th 2008
POULTRY farmers across Britain have been warned to consider the possibility that any disease that fails to respond to treatment might be low pathogenic avian flu.
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No sign of avian flu spread in Oxfordshire
12 June 2008
THERE were encouraging signs this week that the Oxfordshire avian flu outbreak had been contained to the one premises.
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Oxfordshire avian flu strain related to European viruses
5 June 2008
THE strain of avian flu found on an Oxfordshire farm this week is likely to be related to viruses that have been detected elsewhere in Europe, Defra said today (Thursday, June 5).
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Avian flu Temporary Control Zone replaced by SZ and PZ
5 June 2008
THE Temporary Control Zone set up in Oxfordshire around the avian flu outbreak has been replaced with Protection and Surveillance Zones.
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H7 avian flu strain is highly pathogenic
4 June 2008
THE strain of H7 avian influenza found in laying hens at a farm in Oxfordshire is highly pathogenic, further laboratory test have confirmed.
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H7 avian flu confirmed in Oxfordshire
3 June 2008
DEFRA has confirmed the presence of avian flu in laying hens on a farm near Banbury, in Oxfordshire.
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Dorset bird flu restrictions lifted
27 March 2008
RESTRICTIONS put in place following the H5N1 avian flu outbreak in wild birds on the Dorset coast earlier this year have been lifted.
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Bird flu Wild Bird Control Area
3 March 2008
THE Wild Bird Control Area in the south west of England has been reinstated following a new case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu in another wild bird on the Dorset coastline.
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New case of H5N1 found in Dorset
29 February 2008
THE highly pathogenic form of H5N1 avian flu has been found in another wild bird in Dorset, three weeks after the previous case was found.
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Two new bird flu cases confirmed
4 February 2008
DEFRA has confirmed two new cases of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in wild mute swans in Dorset.
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Sixth swan tests positive in Dorset
28 January 2008
DEFRA has confirmed that a sixth mute swan in Dorset has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.
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Fifth swan suspected of H5N1
18 January 2008
DEFRA will confirm this afternoon that a fifth mute swan at Abbotsbury Swannery, in Dorset, has tested positive for H5N1 avian flu.
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Fourth swan confirmed with H5N1 at Dorset swannery
16 January 2008
A FOURTH mute swan has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu at the Abbotsbury Swannery, in Dorset, Defra has announced.
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Benn defends avian flu surveillance strategy after Dorset delays
16 January 2008
DEFRA Secretary Hilary Benn defended the Government’s avian flu surveillance programme, after it emerged that it took nearly two weeks to confirm the disease in dead and ill wild birds in Dorset.
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No further cases of avian flu found so far but testing continues
14 January 2008
NO FURTHER cases of avian flu have been discovered following confirmation of the deadly H5N1 strain at a Swannery in Dorset last week.
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Testing continues as Defra seeks to establish extent of bird flu outbreak
11 January 2008
TESTING was continuing today at the Swannery in Dorset where three mute swans were confirmed yesterday with the virulent H5N1 strain of avian flu.
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Last avian flu restrictions lifted but search for cause goes on
19 December 2007
DEFRA has today lifted the remaining disease control restrictions put in place following the outbreak of H5N1 avian flu in Suffolk.
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CLA claim a breach of trust by Defra as some avian flu restrictions are lifted
14 December 2007
FREE-RANGE poultry in the Restricted Zone around the two avian flu outbreaks in East Anglia have been let outside again this week following the removal of Defra’s requirement to house birds in the zone.
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Firm in avian flu outbreak admits biosecurity shortcomings
December 7th 2007
REDGRAVE Poultry, the company at the centre of the Suffolk avian influenza outbreak, has admitted shortcomings in biosecurity at the poultry farms it operates.
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Bird flu restrictions to be lifted
6 December 2007
RESTRICTIONS in place immediately around the two avian flu outbreaks in East Anglia are to be lifted over the next few days.
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EU to increase animal disease budget to €187
3 December 2007
A TOTAL of €187 million will be available for the control and eradication of animal diseases in Europe next year, following a decision by the EU last week.
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Avian flu epidemiology report says infection contained but source is not known
29 November 2007
THE source of the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in Suffolk last month is still a mystery, but early indications are that wild birds and poor biosecurity could be to blame.
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Ban on bird gatherings lifted
23 November 2007
THE national ban on bird gatherings, shows and pigeon racing that has been in place since confirmation of avian flu in Suffolk on November 12 has been lifted.
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True cost of the avian flu outbreak starting to emerge
November 23rd 2007
THERE were encouraging signs this week that avian flu could be contained to a handful farms – but beneath the surface, the hidden cost of the outbreak is beginning to emerge.
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Nearly 70,000 more birds to be culled as avian flu dangerous contacts
22 November 2007
NEARLY 70,000 birds are to be culled on a farm operated by Redgrave Poultry because of links to premises where the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found.
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Defra confirms second case of avian flu
19 November 2007
DEFRA has confirmed the second case of avian flu today (Monday, November 19).
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Redgrave Poultry claim it was operating to 'stringent bio-security measures'
19 November 2007
THE company which owns the farm at the heart of the bird flu outbreak has hit out at speculation over how the H5N1 virus came to infect its poultry.
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Nearly 30,000 birds culled but no further avian flu outbreaks confirmed
19 November 2007
A TOTAL of 28,600 poultry, mostly free range turkeys, have been culled on five premises in response to the discovery of avian flu in Suffolk.
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EEDA launches fund to support region's farmers
19 November 2007
THE East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has launched a £100,000 fund to support the region's farmers affected by avian influenza, foot-and-mouth and bluetongue.
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Wild birds linked to outbreak
November 16th 2007
A FULL epidemiological investigation is underway to establish how the H5N1 avian flu virus arrived in Suffolk for the second time this year.
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Second farm suspected of H5N1 infection
15 November 2007
DEFRA has confirmed that birds have been slaughtered on suspicion of infection at one of the farms identified yesterday (Wednesday) as a ‘dangerous contact’ for bird flu.
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East Anglian poultry producers worried but confident damage will be limited
15 November 2007
POULTRY producers in East Anglia have expressed dismay that Avian flu has returned to the region.
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Moves taken to reassure the public
15 November 2007
GOVERNMENT and industry have moved to reassure consumers that it is safe to eat poultry meat, amid fears the avian flu outbreak could have a disastrous impact on Christmas turkey sales.
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Movement restrictions and advice in place for avian flu
15 November 2007
Protection Zone (PZ) (3km area directly around infected premises)
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Four more poultry farms to be culled out to stop avian flu spread
14 November 2007
ALL poultry on four further premises are to be culled as ‘dangerous contacts’, due to possible links with the Suffolk farm where the H5N1 strain of avian flu has been found in turkeys.
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H5N1 flu virus confirmed in Suffolk
13 November 2007
DEFRA has confirmed that the avian flu found in turkeys on a Suffolk farm is the deadly H5N1 strain.
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New bird flu restrictions in place in Norfolk and Suffolk
13 November 2007
NEW restrictions are being put in place across the whole of Suffolk and much of Norfolk in response to the outbreak of avian flu in turkeys near Diss.
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'No safety implications for the human food chain' - FSA
13 November 2007
THE poultry industry has been quick to remind consumers that poultry meat and eggs are safe to eat in the light of the latest outbreak of bird flu on a farm at Redgrave in Norfolk.
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Bird flu confirmed in turkeys on Norfolk/Suffolk border
12 November 2007
DEFRA has confirmed avian influenza in turkeys on a premises near Diss on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.