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Consumers 'sensible' about bird-flu risk

The British government moved to shore up consumer confidence today as the UK's poultry industry faced the prospect of multimillion-pound losses following an outbreak of the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

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35,000 chickens set for slaughter on UK bird flu farm

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Scottish bird flu case 'probably a one-off'

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Only one confirmed bird flu case in Britain

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Dead swan found in Scotland has strain of H5N1 virus

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Britain holds breath and awaits bird flu test results

Scotland's first case of H5N1 virus confirmed

A SWAN which died of bird flu has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, the Scottish Executive confirmed yesterday.

Fri, 07 Apr, 2006

Scottish swan positive for H5N1

The swan that died of bird flu in Scotland has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, the RSPB said today.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

Chicken farmer hits out at alert response

The owner of the only commercial poultry farm within the bird-flu surveillance zone in Fife today criticised the official response to the scare.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

EU strategy for tackling bird flu

The measures triggered by the Scottish Executive last night to contain bird flu were part of a joint Europe-wide strategy agreed earlier this year as it became inevitable that the virus would reach the EU.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

Villagers shocked at bird-flu case

There was little sign of anything untoward in the small Fife coastal village where the dead swan with H5 bird flu was found.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

Scottish bird-flu swan found a week ago

The swan feared to have died of the deadly strain of bird flu in Scotland was found more than a week ago on a harbour slipway, it emerged today.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

Fears as bird flu found in Scottish swan

A STRAIN of bird flu has been found in a dead swan in Scotland, health officials said last night.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

H5 avian flu found in dead Scottish swan

A strain of bird flu has been found in a dead swan in Scotland, health officials said tonight.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006