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FAO's concern for Asia after H1N1 virus hits Chilean turkeys

28-Aug-2009 - FAO's concern for Asia after H1N1 virus hits Chilean turkeys ... The detection of a H1N1 virus in turkeys in Chile poses no threat to the food supply chain ... The detection of a H1N1 virus in turkeys in Chile poses no threat to the food supply chain ... dangerous if “it adds virulence by combining with H5N1, commonly known as avian flu, which is far more with the H1N5 bird flu virus the consequences could be more serious. “Chile does not have H5N1 flu,” he ... H1N1, virus, Food and Agriculture Organisation

Mild bird flu identified in US breeding hens

07-May-2009 - Tests revealed presence of H7N9 flu antibodies, not the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain identified .” Meanwhile, new cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza have been confirmed in Egypt

Bird flu found in dead swans in UK

11-Jan-2008 - Tests on the swans found in Dorset were positive for the highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 . In November the H5N1 avian flu was identified in a commercial poultry farm in Norfolk. Government vets are now ... DEFRA, bird flu, H5N1

Market will recover from bird flu, report says

18-Dec-2007 - outbreaks of H5N1 along with the UK. Bird flu outbreaks in early 2006 caused short to 2004), when production only grew by 1.9 per cent per year on average, as compared to average growth

Poultry supply fears after Polish outbreak

17-Dec-2007 - . The highly pathogenic (H5N1) avian influenza outbreak was detected at a large laying hen farm in Mazowsze of the virus in January. Germany and the Czech Republic have also both reported outbreaks of H5N1

UK grappling again with bird flu outbreak

13-Nov-2007 - Bird flu, in the form of the H5 virus, has hit the UK again, serving as further warning ... Bird flu, in the form of the H5 virus, has hit the UK again, serving as further warning ... to determine whether or not the outbreak is due to H5N1 and whether the strain is high or low pathogenic , including eggs, are safe to eat. In February, an outbreak H5N1 virus on a Suffolk ... Defra, bird flu, H5N1

Intensive meat production a danger to food supply, warns FAO

17-Sep-2007 - the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus is currently of major global concern, the circulation of influenza A viruses

Bird flu hits Germany and Czech Republic

28-Jun-2007 - both reporting outbreaks of H5N1. ... both reporting outbreaks of H5N1. ... of the deadly H5N1 form of the disease indicate it might be in the process of becoming endemic in Europe In the Czech Republic the deadly H5N1 form of the disease has infected broilers, which were to be culled ... H5N1, poultry, Hungary

EU safety agency gives nod to bird flu vaccination

07-Jun-2007 - of the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease. The scientific opinion by the European Food of human cases. Mass vaccination can also serve to disguise the presence of any H5N1 ... H5N1, bird flu, EFSA

EU countdown to bird flu amendments continues

18-May-2007 - designed to prevent the spread of H5N1 avian influenza into the food chain, the European Commission has ... designed to prevent the spread of H5N1 avian influenza into the food chain, the European Commission has ... practices. The group announced earlier in the year that outbreak of the H5N1 strain measures, which will come into affect on 1 July this year, come in light of a number of scares throughout

Bird flu infects two people in UK, tests confirm

28-May-2007 - strain is known to be less virulent than the deadly H5N1, and therefore was presumed less likely disease of birds," she said. "H7N2 is different to and very mild compared with H5N1 ... H7N2, bird flu, H5N1

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Bird flu is back in UK

24-May-2007 - relative of the deadly H5N1 strain. The discovery could again raise consumer fears , Planning and Countryside (EPC) said today. In February, a discovery of the H5N1 ... Bird flu, H5N1, Bernard Matthews

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Indonesian agreement targets poultry safety

10-May-2007 - 's Baten province. The cenre will focus on preventing further H5N1 outbreaks by acting on a more localised . As such, the centre, which is part of a trilaterally funded $4.5m pilot project with the US, will aim

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Thailand and Vietnam join forces in bird flu battle

29-Mar-2007 - stress that the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza has not as yet infected any broiler farms, concerns

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Asian nations join UK poultry ban

08-Feb-2007 - . While the UK's regulators are advising the public that the risk of H5N1 being transmitted frompoultry . Meanwhile UK-based Bernard Matthews is attempting to assuage consumer fears about the discoveryof the H5N1 ... H5N1, avian, Bernard Matthews

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Echinacea on the up in UK, say retailers

17-Nov-2006 - susceptible to the human form of the H5N1. A much-publicised study in the New England Journal not use a commercially available product, and dosage was lower than the standard dose in the US - 1g per

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New company aims to make Sambucol a global consumer brand

26-Oct-2006 - of this year for its ability to inhibit growth of the avian 'flu virus H5N1. The value was producing more than 1.5 million bottles of Sambucol syrup, with average growth of 10 per cent each year

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Fresh bird flu outbreak in Thailand blow to poultry sector

25-Jul-2006 - a fresh outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the northern province of Phichit. ... a fresh outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the northern province of Phichit.

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Singapore lifts ban on Malaysian poultry

29-Jun-2006 - by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu earlier this year, and the country has slaughtered tens of thousands

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Indonesia failing to halt bird flu spread

18-May-2006 - " increase public awareness of the risks of the disease. The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has

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