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- 'South Asia looks resigned to bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu is spreading across one of the most crowded places on earth and, far from being brought under control, looks almost certain to remain a long-term menace in South Asian poultry, officials say.
'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.
'Bird-flu response plan develops (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
WASHINGTON -- In the event of a bird flu outbreak, U.S. money could be produced overseas and Americans could be checked in drive-through medical exams for signs of infection, according to government plans being finalized.
'Bird flu spread receding in Russia - Gordeyev (Interfax)
MOSCOW. April 17 (Interfax) - The spread of bird flu in Russia has shown signs of subsiding, Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev told journalists on Monday. "The spread of bird flu is abating. The number of towns and villages that were quarantined has sharply reduced," he said.
'16 Dead Birds To Be Tested For Bird Flu, UK (Medical News Today)
16 birds have been found dead in north Wales, six at Harlech beach, Gwynedd and ten at Criccieth beach. All the dead birds were Guillemots. The Guillemot is not thought of as an importer of bird flu, therefore the bird flu tests are seen as a precaution. Welsh authorities said the birds are being tested because more than three dead birds have been found together - current guidelines in the UK say
'Rostov geese don't have bird flu - Moscow laboratory (Interfax)
ROSTOV-ON-DON. April 17 (Interfax) - Wild geese shot in the Konstantinovo district of Russia's Rostov region did not have bird flu according to tests at the central veterinarian laboratory in Moscow, Rostov regional veterinarian laboratory director Anatoly Shapovalov told Interfax on Monday.
'Pakistan reports third bird flu outbreak after 3,600 chickens die (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Authorities reported Pakistan's third outbreak of deadly H5N1 bird flu, at a chicken farm near the capital Islamabad.
'Bush to approve bird flu plan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President George W. Bush is expected to approve a 240-page response plan for a massive outbreak of bird flu in the United States, anticipating an 18-month health crisis that could lead to as many as 1.9 million deaths.
'Awaiting bird flu's arrival (The Monterey County Herald)
In about three weeks, waterfowl, shorebirds and songbirds will start arriving in the Alaska Peninsula, the Yukon Delta and the westernmost Aleutian Islands to begin mating. That's when and where government scientists expect the first case of bird flu to show up in the Unites States.
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