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Bird flu outbreak could kill 3,000 people a week (icWales)
Found on 12 Jul 2008 09:41 GMT
A BIRD flu pandemic in Wales could result in an extra 3,000 people dying a week, it was claimed yesterday.

We must be ready to cope with bird flu; Dr Christianne Glossop was appointed ...
Byline: David Lloyd WALES' new chief vet was last night planning a new study into the country's plans to combat bird flu and animal disease outbreaks. Chief veterinary officer Dr Christianne Glossop said awareness needed to be raised over the threat posed by migrating birds, which could spread the

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

WALES: Cops to sue over lack of bird flu gear; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Byline: By ROLAND HUGHES TWO police officers who stood guard outside a farm at the centre of the bird flu outbreak fell ill and are now suing North Wales Police. The officers are claiming compensation for inadequate training and a failure to provide them with protective clothing. Two members of one

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

All-clear as N. Wales' bird flu outbreak ends; WALES.(News)
Byline: By ERYL CRUMP THE North Wales bird flu outbreak has now ended, officials said last night. All 252 people, whose health was being monitored following possible contact with the virus are now out of the seven-day incubation period for the virus. The special helpline set up to deal with the

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Business as usual in Wales as bird flu strikes in Dorset.(News)
Byline: By Steve Dube Western Mail The discovery of bird flu in three dead swans in Dorset has brought the disease closer than ever to Wales. But despite the highly pathogenic disease's proximity, experts in Wales said they were confident about the plans in place to deal with bird flu. Wales' chief

Publication: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)

New Year wait for Wales' bird flu plan.(News)
Byline: By Steve Dube Western Mail Contingency plans to cover any future outbreak of bird flu, or Newcastle disease, in Wales are in the final stages of preparation, says Wales Environment Minister Carwyn Jones. The Minister said the chances of the severe strain of avian flu coming to Wales 'remain

Publication: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)

WALES: Bird flu: 221 at risk of infection claim experts.(News)
Byline: By HYWEL TREWYN PATIENTS and staff at two of North Wales'major hospitals have been offered anti bird-flu drugs amid fears they could spread the virus. The National Public Health Service for Wales (NHPS) has found 221 people who may have come into contact with the flu so far - a rise of 79

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

WALES: Bird flu strikes again: farm cordoned off as ducks and hens killed; Ou...
Byline: By STEVE BAGNALL ANOTHER farm was cordoned off yesterday following an outbreak of the bird flu which caused alarm in North Wales. Tests found 22 chickens and three ducks positive for avian flu at the farm in St Helens, Merseyside. The private non-commercial farm has been put under

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Whole flocks to be culled if bird flu is found in Wales.(News)
Entire flocks will be culled if a bird with avian flu is found in Wales, under plans to deal with outbreaks of diseases in animals published yesterday. A contingency plan for animal epidemics also contains measures to deal with foot-and-mouth disease which tore through the Welsh countryside in

Publication: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)

WALES: Four people now test positive for bird flu.(News)
Byline: By HYWEL TREWYN and ROLAND HUGHES FOUR people have tested for bird flu - but the North Wales couple at the centre of the case have proved negative. Wales' first-ever case of bird flu was confirmed on Thursday at Ty'n Llwyn, a smallholding in Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, near Corwen. And health

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

WALES: Reserves on high alert for bird flu; Checks on N. Wales wildlife as de...
Byline: By ROLAND HUGHES NATURE reserves across North Wales remained on high alert yesterday as deadly bird flu edged ever closer to Britain. While British vets carried out tests on nine dead birds to search for traces of bird flu, experts in North Wales were urged to remain vigilant. Workers at

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)