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- 'Bird flu threat not so grave, CDC chief says (Tacoma News Tribune)
Federal health officials at a meeting Friday in Tacoma downplayed the risk bird flu poses to humans, contrasting earlier warnings from the federal government.
'Bird flu focus to shift to Siberia - Onishchenko (Interfax)
TAMBOV. April 15 (Interfax) - The focus of bird flu in Russia might shift to Siberia by the end of April, when birds of passage will migrate to the region in large numbers, Russian chief sanitary inspector Gennady Onishchenko has said.
'Tri-State Bird Rescue needs volunteers (The News Journal)
During the spring and summer, Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research needs more volunteers to help care for hurt and orphaned wild baby birds.
'Study seeking ways to up effectiveness of bird flu vaccine (WIS-TV Columbia)
(National-NBC) April 14, 2006 - Easter chicks aren't the only birds on the minds of Americans this holiday weekend. The bird flu is still making news.
'Bird flu quarantine lifted in Azerbaijan (Interfax)
BAKU. April 15 (Interfax) - The Azeri bird flu prevention commission has announced that the situation surrounding the bird flu threat in the country has stabilized.
'Dane tests negative for bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Danish man who was hospitalized with suspected bird flu has tested negative for the deadly disease, doctors said.
'Bird flu threat sets off legal fight (The Charlotte Observer)
Global fears over bird flu have sent sales soaring for an antiviral drug once dismissed as a commercial dud, but the two companies responsible for the drug are locked in a court battle over profits.
'Bird Flu Virus May Be Spread by Smuggling (New York Times)
There is increasing evidence that a thriving international trade in smuggled poultry is helping spread bird flu, experts say.
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