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- '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 in the next five years, and it expects about half to come from international donors, an official said Friday.
'Scotland readies to lift emergency bird flu controls (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Scotland said on Saturday it would lift its surveillance zone for wild birds as planned on Monday, almost a month after a dead swan was found to have the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu.
'Bird Flu Hitting TV Screens May 9 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bodies piling up so quickly it takes dump trucks to haul them away. Barbed wire to keep whole neighborhoods quarantined. It's Hollywood's version of bird flu, a blur of fact and fiction that some scientists say could confuse the public.
'China denies bird flu cover-up (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
China, criticized for its initial cover-up of SARS three years ago, has defended its record on reporting human cases of bird flu as prompt and transparent, state media said on Saturday.
'Indonesian man latest bird flu death, local tests show (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A 30-year-old Indonesian man who died earlier this week was infected with bird flu, a health official said, citing results from local tests.
'Japan suspends British poultry imports over bird flu (AlertNet)
TOKYO, April 29 (Reuters) - Japan has suspended poultry imports from Britain to prevent the spread of bird flu to domestic fowl, Japan's Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday.
'China Denies Covering Up Human Bird Flu Infections (Voice of America)
China is defending its record of reporting human cases of bird flu following a newspaper report that local health officials may be hiding suspected cases.
'Experts praise Vietnam's bird flu fight, warn of risks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International health experts praised Vietnam for containing bird flu but cautioned against complacency as the country moves from its emergency response into the prevention phase.
'British poultry worker contracts H7N3 bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A worker is suffering from conjunctivitis after contracting the usually mild H7N3 strain of bird flu from a poultry farm in eastern England, the Health Protection Agency said.
''Don't panic' plea over bird flu (BBC News)
Officials have stressed the countryside is open after a poultry worker contracted the H7 strain of bird flu.
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