Bird flu outbreak: round-up
Bird flu outbreak: round-up of the stories thus far
Friday 11 January 2008: Tests underway to determine how long bird flu has been present in swans
Thursday 10 January: Bird flu discovered in mute swans
Monday 19 November 2007: Second outbreak of bird flu is confirmed
Monday 19 November: Culling is completed
Friday 16 November: Bird flu has not spread to a second farm in Suffolk
Friday 16 November: Is bird flu spreading?
Tuesday 13 November: Bird flu is confirmed as H5N1
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Tuesday 13 November: Birds are slaughtered
Monday 12 November: Bird flu is confirmed
Other useful sources:
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has a dedicated bird flu website
The Countryside Alliance rounds up news stories
The Country, Land and Business Association (CLA) website features comments and updates
The National Farmers Union (NFU) website features information for its members
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