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- 'Bird flu reappears in Germany (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A swan found dead in Dresden zoo in eastern Germany was infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the first such case in the country in nearly three months, local authorities said.
'New Asia outbreaks fan fears bird flu spreading (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
New outbreaks of bird flu in Thailand and Laos are fanning fears the disease is flaring up again in Asia, although concerns the virus was mutating in Indonesia have subsided.
'Drunken British parrot thief escapes a spell of bird (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A drunken burglar who was traced by British police after being bitten on the hand by an exotic bird he stole in a pet shop, leaving a pool of blood at the scene, escaped a prison sentence.
'Suspected Indonesian bird flu cases test negative (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Six suspected bird flu patients in Indonesia, one of the nations hardest hit by H5N1, have been cleared of carrying the deadly virus.
'Bird-flu film being shot at Chandler, Gilbert sites (The Arizona Republic)
Don't panic if you see armed National Guard troops wearing surgical masks along south Dobson Road Sunday. They're just actors trying to block entry into the fictitious town of Fleetwood for a British Broadcasting Corp. documentary about bird flu.
'Thai Bird Flu Case Suggests Under-Reporting in Fowl (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A 17-year-old man who died of bird flu in Thailand last week, the country's first case this year, suggests the virus is being under-reported in poultry, the influenza team at the European Centre for Disease Surveillance and Control said.
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