Farmers in bird flu 'panic' call for UK vaccine plan
Paul Kelly, whose turkey business has previously been hit by bird flu, is among those calling for a vaccination scheme for poultry Poultry farmers are appealing to the government to let them vaccinate their flocks against the "devastating" bird flu virus spreading across the UK.
Calls for UK govt to allow bird flu vaccines for poultry
Several farming organisations on Friday urged the UK government to allow vaccinations for poultry against bird flu amid an outbreak of the highly contagious disease in the country. To date 27 farms have had confirmed cases of bird flu,
Bird flu surge spreading across the UK as farmers plea for help
Farmers worried about the rise of bird flu are asking the UK Government to allow vaccination of their poultry. There have so far been 25 farm outbreaks of bird flu since October but the UK Government says vaccinating poultry against the disease,
Surrey MP calls for urgent funds to stop bird flu
A Surrey MP is warning that the government agency meant to help the UK withstand fresh bird flu outbreaks urgently needs "massive investment". More than a million birds have already been culled at an egg farm in the Midlands following signs of the virus in the region, where it also spread to a farmworker.
Some birds at Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach test positive for bird flu
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Nearly two dozen cases of bird flu found at poultry and dairy farms in Riverside County
The Centers for Disease Control has reported an increased number of bird flu cases across the nation, with some of the biggest outbreaks reported in Riverside County. According to the CDC website, there have been a total of 67 reported exposures of bird flu across the nation,
'We need to be ready!' Poultry farmers call for nationwide vaccine plan amid bird flu 'panic'
British poultry farmers are urgently calling on the government to permit vaccination of their flocks as bird flu continues to spread across the country, with 25 farm outbreaks recorded since October.
Bird flu cases surging in UK but risk to humans remains low
A human case of bird flu has recently been detected in England. This news comes just days after restrictions were put in ...
Human bird flu case in UK confirmed after ‘contact’ at farm – as experts warn bug is ‘one mutation from pandemic’
A PERSON in the West Midlands has contracted bird flu, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The case is only one ...
Key symptoms of bird flu that come on 'very quickly' as human case found in UK
Symptoms of bird flu can come on “very quickly” and have the potential to develop into more “severe” complications, the NHS ...
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UK not ruling out vaccinating chickens against bird flu - but fears hit to trade
Poultry farmers and egg producers urge ministers to consider lifting ban on jabs, after outbreaks across the country ...
UK detects human case of bird flu, says wider risk remains low
British health authorities said on Monday they had detected a case of the H5N1 bird flu in a person in central England but ...
Human case of bird flu detected in UK
The risk to the general public remains low, authorities said, after someone was infected with bird flu while in close contact ...
Bird flu symptoms: signs of avian influenza to look out for and should we be worried as human case found in UK
The human case in the West Midlands was detected after the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) identified an outbreak of ...
Human bird flu case found in UK
Farm worker is being monitored at a specialist infectious disease ward after testing positive for avian influenza ...
Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US
The Indiana farm said it is working with the state to combat the risk of spread to other birds as the virus proliferates across the nation ...