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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:56:13 +0200

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DA lifts ban on birds, poultry from Turkey

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:45:46 +0200

The Department of Agriculture has lifted a ban on the entry of birds and poultry, including their byproducts, from Turkey.

Turkey boss Matthews, 80, retires

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:42:42 +0100

Turkey tycoon Bernard Matthews steps down as chairman of the company he founded 60 years ago in Norfolk.

Turkey producer launches rebrand

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:24:41 +0200

Turkey producer Bernard Matthew begins a rebranding exercise in a bid to overcome adverse criticism and disappointing sales.

Turkey firm stops selling imports

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:43:02 +0200

Turkey producer Bernard Matthews is to stop selling turkey meat imported from Hungary and Brazil.

Store withdraws organic turkeys

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 13:52:27 +0100

The bird flu outbreak results in the supermarket Waitrose not selling organic turkeys this Christmas.

Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey Update 7

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:58:01 +0100

A WHO collaborating laboratory in the United Kingdom has now confirmed 12 of the 21 cases of H5N1 avian influenza previously announced by the Turkish Ministry of Health. All four fatalities are among the 12 confirmed cases.

Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey Update 6

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:58:01 +0100

Laboratory tests conducted at Turkey's national influenza centre in Ankara have confirmed an additional case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 4-year-old boy from the district of Dogubayazit in Agri Province in the eastern part of the country. An outbreak in poultry began in the district in December 2005. The child developed symptoms on 5 January and was hospitalized on 13 January. He is being treated at a hospital in Erzurum Province.

Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey Update 5

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:58:01 +0100

Laboratory tests conducted at Turkey's national influenza centre in Ankara have confirmed two additional cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The first newly confirmed case is a five-year-old boy from the district of Dogubayazit in Agri Province in the eastern part of the country. He remains hospitalized in a stable condition.

Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey Update 4 Sequencing of human virus

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:58:01 +0100

Laboratory tests conducted in Turkey have confirmed detection of the H5 subtype of avian influenza virus in samples from an additional two patients. The patients are residents of Sanliurfa Province, near the southern border with Syria, and Siirt Province, which is adjacent to Van in the eastern part of the country. Human cases have now been reported from nine of the country's 81 provinces.

Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey Update 3

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:58:01 +0100

Tests conducted in Turkish laboratories have confirmed the country's 15th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The patient is a 37-year-old woman with a history of exposure to diseased chickens. She resides in the central province of Sivas, the seventh province to report cases. Although no poultry outbreaks have been officially reported in this province, it is located near areas with confirmed outbreaks in birds.

Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey Update 2

Mon, 9 Jan 2006 00:58:01 +0100

Laboratory tests conducted in Turkey have confirmed detection of the H5 subtype of avian influenza virus in samples from an additional 10 patients. Five of these cases were announced by the Ministry of Health yesterday and an additional five were announced today. Most patients are children and all have been hospitalized for treatment and evaluation.

Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey Update

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:58:01 +0100

The Ministry of Health in Turkey has confirmed an additional two cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Both cases are children, aged five and eight years, and both are hospitalized. This brings the total number of laboratory confirmed cases in Turkey to four. Two of these cases were fatal.

Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 00:58:01 +0100

The Ministry of Health in Turkey has confirmed its first two cases of human infection with avian influenza caused by the H5 virus subtype. Both cases were fatal. The first case was a 14-year-old boy from the rural district of Dogubayazit, in the eastern province of Agri, which borders the Islamic Republic of Iran and Armenia. He was hospitalized in Van Province on 1 January and died the same day. The second case was his 15-year-old sister, also hospitalized on 1 January. She died on 5 January.

Hunting Bird Flu; Turkey's outbreak is proving to be a good test.

Byline: Rod Nordland The appearance of bird flu in Europe, and particularly the outbreak in Turkey, has created several scientific mysteries. Why, for instance, did the disease infect birds almost simultaneously in 13 provinces scattered around the country? Why were more people infected (21 so far) ...

Turkey vows to solve economic problems due to bird flu

Turkey vows to solve economic problems due to bird flu ANKARA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener vowed Saturday to solve economic problems due to bird flu. Sener made the pledge to reporters ahead of an Economic Problems Assessment Board meeting, ...

Turkey says it is prepared for feared bird flu virus

SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-13-2005 Dateline: ANKARA, TurkeyTurkey said Thursday it was prepared to deal with bird flu after the European Union announced that the virus found in Turkish poultry was the virulent H5N1 strain.The EU said in Brussels that it found H5N1 _ ...

Turkey culls 932,000 fowl to stem bird flu

Turkey culls 932,000 fowl to stem bird flu ANKARA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkey culled 932,000 fowl in fight against the spread of bird flu, Turkey's National Coordination Center for Bird Flu announced on Monday. According to the center, bird flu outbreak took place in 13 provinces and suspected ...

One more child treated for bird flu in Turkey

One more child treated for bird flu in Turkey ANKARA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- A five-year-old boy was hospitalized in Cankiri province in central Turkey after being diagnosed with bird flu, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. The report said that the child was rushed from Cayyaka ...

Turkey Accuses Nations of Hiding Bird Flu

SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press Writer AP Online 01-20-2006 Dateline: ANKARA, TurkeyTurkish Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker speaks during a meeting with governors of Turkey's 81 provinces in Ankara, Friday, Jan. 20, 2006. Eker accused several neighboring countries of concealing bird flu outbreak and ...

Bootiful payout for bird flu turkeys; POLITICS.

MPs reacted angrily yesterday after the Government confirmed Bernard Matthews will get pounds 600,000 compensation for birds slaughtered after the avian flu outbreak. Commons Leader Jack Straw told MPs he felt "uncomfortable" at the payout. Some 159,000 turkeys were culled at Bernard Matthews' ...

Bid to track down source of bird flu; Turkeys slaughtered in disease scare.

Byline: By EMILY BEAMENT THE slaughter of thousands of turkeys on a farm infected with the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was being completed last night, as scientists attempt to track down the source of the virus. There were immediate concerns the outbreak may dent sales of poultry, ...

Thousands of bird flu turkeys killed ; Poultry, meat and eggs 'remain safe to eat' - Food Agency

FREE-RANGE turkeys at a farm in East Anglia are suffering from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, Government officials confirmed yesterday. H5N1 avian flu can be fatal to humans but rarely spreads to people and then only when they are in close contact with birds. The Food Standards Agency says poultry ...

Thousands of bird flu turkeys killed; Poultry, meat and eggs 'remain safe to eat' - Food Agency.

Byline: By Emily Beament FREE-RANGE turkeys at a farm in East Anglia are suffering from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, Government officials confirmed yesterday. H5N1 avian flu can be fatal to humans but rarely spreads to people and then only when they are in close contact with birds. The Food ...

The Global Bird Flu Riddle

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:56:13 +0200

Bird flu patients die of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). What causes ARDS and what makes it fatal? Read it here …