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- 'Tests to identify bird flu strain (BBC News)
Tests are due to identify the bird flu strain found at a Norfolk farm, prompting a cull of 35,000 birds.
'Vietnam Needs $400M-Plus to Fight Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Vietnam needs more than $400 million to fight bird flu and prepare for a potential pandemic over the next five years, and expects about half to come from international donors, an official said Friday.
'Bird Flu Might Come But Not To Pigeons (CBS News)
Government scientists looking for the first signs of the H5N1 bird flu strain in the United States are focusing on wild migratory birds, not resident birds such as pigeons, starlings and sparrows that stay close to home.
'Tests: Indonesian man dies of bird flu (USA Today)
Indonesia reported its 25th death from the H5N1 strain of bird flu on Friday and China said an 8-year-old girl had contracted the disease.
'Bird Flu Claims Another Human Victim (CBS News)
The human death toll from bird flu rose to at least 113 Friday, as health officials from the Group of Eight and international agencies convened in Moscow to discuss the situation in advance of July's G8 summit.
'Tests: Indonesian Man Dies of Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
An Indonesian man died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu after coming into contact with his neighbor's infected chickens, a senior health official said Friday, citing local laboratory tests.
'Vietnam Needs $400M-Plus to Fight Bird Flu (ABC News)
Vietnam Says It Will Need More Than $400 Million to Fight Bird Flu, Prepare for Potential Pandemic
'Tests: Indonesian Man Dies of Bird Flu (ABC News)
Indonesian Man Dies of H5N1 Strain of Bird Flu, Local Tests Show
'G-8, international health officials warn of potential bird flu pandemic (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
MOSCOW (AP) - Top Group of Eight and international health officials on Friday urged greater efforts to prepare for the possibility of a global human flu pandemic stemming from H5N1 bird flu.
'Indonesian man dies of bird flu: health ministry (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A 30-year-old Indonesian man has died of bird flu, a senior health ministry official said on Friday, citing the results of local tests.
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