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Govt reviews contingency plans following UK H5N1 outbreak

Officials from the Department of Agriculture met this morning to review the latest outbreak of bird flu in the UK.

Govt reviews contingency plans following UK H5N1 outbreak

Sat, 03 Feb, 2007 - 14:23

Officials from the Department of Agriculture met this morning to review the latest outbreak of bird flu in the UK.

It's been confirmed that the disease - found on a turkey farm in Suffolk - is the H5N1 strain, which can also kill humans.

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