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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.en-gbThu, 20 Nov 2008 16:52:22 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_depth/world/2005/bird_flu/default.stmSee the location of bird and human cases of the H5N1 virus - and watch the spread of the disease over time.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/7737552.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7737552.stmThu, 20 Nov 2008 16:15:24 GMTWorldTests show a Chinese man probably contracted bird flu from his son - renewing fears about the risk to humans.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7335986.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7335986.stmTue, 08 Apr 2008 08:02:37 GMTHealthThousands of birds are being slaughtered after a new case of bird flu is found in Suffolk.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7092057.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7092057.stmTue, 13 Nov 2007 14:46:50 GMTUKThree mute swans in Dorset have been found dead after contracting the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7181384.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7181384.stmThu, 10 Jan 2008 19:56:38 GMTUKWhy the return of bird flu to the UK is a huge blow to farmers, still feeling the pinch after bluetongue and foot-and-mouth outbreaks.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7091701.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7091701.stmMon, 12 Nov 2007 20:17:35 GMTScience & EnvironmentAn exclusion zone is in place and 6,500 birds face slaughter after a new case of bird flu is found in Suffolk.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7091284.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7091284.stmTue, 13 Nov 2007 07:50:18 GMTUKResearchers discover how to stretch out bird vaccine stocks so more people can be immunised in a pandemic.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/6949465.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6949465.stmThu, 16 Aug 2007 23:09:23 GMTHealthAdvice for Britons travelling to countries affected by bird flu is published.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/4767112.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4767112.stmThu, 02 Mar 2006 13:50:14 GMTHealthScientists say why the impact of bird flu on humans has been limited so far.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7170365.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7170365.stmFri, 25 Jan 2008 14:14:21 GMTHealthBird flu was constantly in the headlines - but where are we now?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/6159600.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6159600.stmMon, 20 Nov 2006 10:39:48 GMTHealthIndonesia has now overtaken Vietnam as the nation worst affected by bird flu, and global concerns are shifting towards the country's growing problem.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5223018.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5223018.stmWed, 09 Aug 2006 05:41:22 GMTAsia-PacificChina reveals its first human bird flu death came two years earlier than reported.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5255078.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5255078.stmTue, 08 Aug 2006 07:11:56 GMTAsia-PacificBird migration experts say that it is not clear how the H5N1 virus arrived in the UK.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4884932.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4884932.stmThu, 06 Apr 2006 17:54:58 GMTScience & EnvironmentScientists are still unsure of the role wild birds play in spreading bird flu.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/5032904.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5032904.stmWed, 31 May 2006 10:04:53 GMTScience & EnvironmentDetails of the 10 species of wildfowl identified by experts as the most likely possible importers of bird flu to the UK.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/4887268.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4887268.stmFri, 07 Apr 2006 12:18:59 GMTUKExtra precautions should be taken to prevent the spread of bird flu to cats - and then to humans, scientists warn.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/4878868.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4878868.stmThu, 06 Apr 2006 00:36:59 GMTHealthThe Vietnamese man who survived the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, after it killed his brother.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4226459.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4226459.stmTue, 01 Feb 2005 14:56:28 GMTAsia-PacificA date-by-date guide to how bird flu has affected the UK.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/4882824.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4882824.stmThu, 10 Jan 2008 17:30:28 GMTUKTwo UN agencies leading the fight against the spread of bird flu tell owners to keep their pets indoors.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/4787234.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4787234.stmFri, 10 Mar 2006 18:16:31 GMTHealthVirus expert Prof John Oxford explains how bird flu may have spread from Hungary.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/6352351.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6352351.stmFri, 16 Mar 2007 17:44:03 GMTUKWhat measures has the UK taken to deal with bird flu and the threat the virus might mutate and cause a human pandemic?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/4602144.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4602144.stmFri, 28 Apr 2006 11:16:11 GMTUKUpdated details of how the UK would cope with a possible flu pandemic have been published by the government.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/4357162.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4357162.stmWed, 19 Oct 2005 15:04:24 GMTHealthDespite industry fears of a collapse in poultry sales, sales of chicken and turkey are normal at one West London market.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/6332005.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6332005.stmMon, 05 Feb 2007 14:34:55 GMTUKThe spread of bird flu poses serious risks to endangered species in many Asian countries, say scientists.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4920546.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4920546.stmWed, 19 Apr 2006 10:46:54 GMTScience & EnvironmentVillagers in the Dogubeyazit region of Turkey - the heart of January's bird flu outbreak - are taking measures to prevent its return.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/4787506.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4787506.stmWed, 08 Mar 2006 19:51:31 GMTEuropeThe alarm caused by the discovery of a dead swan with bird flu in Britain is a direct echo of what happened in Germany when its first case was detected two months ago, writes the BBC's Ray Furlong.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/4896526.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4896526.stmMon, 10 Apr 2006 15:29:51 GMTUKBird flu poses a significant potential economic threat to the UK's poultry industry but farmers are refusing to panic.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/4735902.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4735902.stmTue, 28 Feb 2006 23:52:02 GMTBusinessOrganic farmer Ian Miller says customers are continuing to buy free-range produce despite restrictions.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/4896558.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4896558.stmMon, 10 Apr 2006 15:51:02 GMTScotlandAs poultry farms in Europe face bird flu for the first time, Vietnamese farmers are only too familiar with the disease, writes Kate McGeown.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4792046.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4792046.stmThu, 06 Apr 2006 13:30:16 GMTAsia-PacificScientists say the government is failing to take advantage of scientific developments in the fight to prevent a flu pandemic.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/6158310.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6158310.stmMon, 20 Nov 2006 20:19:37 GMTHealthScientists find a potential reason to explain why the H5N1 strain of bird flu is so deadly for people.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/5327204.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5327204.stmMon, 11 Sep 2006 06:44:03 GMTHealthSome experts meeting at a bird flu conference in Paris believe an effective vaccine against a human form of the virus could still be many years away.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/5132910.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5132910.stmFri, 30 Jun 2006 14:27:11 GMTScience & EnvironmentBBC news medical correspondent Fergus Walsh signs up as a volunteer to test a new vaccine for bird flu.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/5011534.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5011534.stmWed, 24 May 2006 21:19:22 GMTHealthHuman trials of an experimental vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus have begun in Belgium.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/4861156.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4861156.stmFri, 31 Mar 2006 11:01:38 GMTHealthH5N1 is not the only flu scientists have had to try to outwit in the past 100 years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/4358364.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4358364.stmWed, 19 Oct 2005 18:12:33 GMTHealthExperts say it is no longer a question of if but when a pandemic of bird flu hits, so are we ready for it?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/4295649.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4295649.stmFri, 14 Oct 2005 13:26:43 GMTHealth