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- 'AFGHANISTAN: More cases of deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu detected (AlertNet)
KABUL, 13 April (IRIN) - The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in a third province of Afghanistan, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) confirmed on Thursday.
'Smugglers undercut fight against bird flu (International Herald Tribune)
There is increasing evidence, experts say, that a thriving international trade in smuggled poultry products is making a substantial contribution to the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus. A Taiwan customs official checking cages of illegal birds smuggled in from China.
'Deadly H5N1 bird flu confirmed in third Afghan province (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The H5N1 strain of bird flu deadly to humans has been confirmed in a third province in Afghanistan.
'Zillow offers bird's eye view of home real estate (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Zillow.com plans on Thursday to introduce a new feature to its real estate research Web site offering bird's eye, low-altitude photographs of residential neighborhoods, via a deal with software maker Microsoft Corp..
'U.S. expert: Bird flu no imminent threat (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even if bird flu does arrive on U.S. shores on the wings of a migratory bird, the virus is unlikely to makes the inroads in poultry -- or in people -- that it has in less developed countries, the nation's top avian influenza expert says.
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