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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.
Farmer calls for more government support to prevent spread of bird flu amid rising cases
All poultry farms in the UK have to follow strict rules set by DEFRA as cases of bird flu rise, but one chicken farmer worries this isn’t enough. | ITV National News
New bird flu measures brought in as numbers rise
The government announced that from Sunday the avian influenza prevention zone housing measures will be extended
Avian flu spread sees 1.8 million farmed birds culled
Almost 1.8 million farmed and captive birds have been culled in the past three months because of the spread of avian flu across the UK, the BBC has learned. There have been 33 outbreaks of the virus on farms so far,
Fact Check: Bird flu does not only affect poultry and livestock
Poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent the spread of the virus whereas culling wild birds is generally not feasible, contrary to posts online that suggest only domesticated birds are being killed in order to manipulate U.
Bird flu confirmed in poultry in Crow Wing County
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Laboratories confirmed avian bird flu at a Crow Wing County farm on Tuesday.
Farmers call for new rules amid bird flu risk
Mr Wood and other farmers have called on the UK government to introduce a bird flu vaccine for poultry. While vaccination is permitted in some licensed zoos, it is not available to farmers, and the government says that while it can help reduce the number of deaths, some vaccinated birds would still be able to transmit the virus.
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Bird flu ‘covid of poultry industry’ MPs hear, as farmers told to stay vigilant
Farmers and bird keepers have been told to remain vigilant following an outbreak of bird flu, as MPs heard the virus is the “covid of the poultry industry”. The UK Health Security Agency ...
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UK expands avian influenza housing measures
In response to increased reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds and new cases in poultry and kept birds, ...
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Bird gatherings banned as bird flu spreads
Gatherings of poultry have been banned across the whole of England, Wales and Scotland as cases of bird flu continue to rise.
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New bird flu restrictions brought in across Lancashire and Merseyside - here's when it starts
New bird restictions are being brought across the North West after bird flu cases spread throughout the UK.
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New bird flu strain detected on poultry farm as experts monitor mutations
A new strain of bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza ... concerned when there are large outbreaks of bird flus in poultry farms, according to Glanville. In addition to interfering ...
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Bird flu red alert as new outbreak feared at popular UK seaside resort
Experts investigating potential new Avian influenza outbreak in Blackpool, coming on the back of recent other outbreaks ...
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US poultry farms forced to eliminate 50,5 million chickens because of avian flu
More than 50,5 million birds in US poultry farms have been slaughtered ... Record outbreaks of avian flu have also swept across the UK and Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia.