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- 'Thailand confirms 2nd bird flu death this year (CTV.ca)
A 27-year-old man has died of bird flu, becoming the second person this year to be killed by the disease in Thailand, a Health Ministry official said Saturday.
'Thailand confirms 16th bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand has reported its 16th bird flu death after test results confirmed that a 27-year-old man had died from the H5N1 virus.
'Death sparks Thai bird flu alert (CNN.com)
BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters) -- A 27-year-old Thai man has died of bird flu, the country's second death this year, officials said on Saturday, as they put eight more provinces, including the Bangkok area, on a bird flu watchlist.
'Indiana announces bird seasons (South Bend Tribune)
Indiana has announced its early migratory bird hunting seasons for this fall. For waterfowl hunters, the resident Canada goose season opens Sept. 1 and continues through the 15th with a bag limit of five geese. Blue and green-winged teal season runs Sept. 1-16 with a bag limit of four.
'Eutelsat's HOT BIRD(TM) 8 Broadcast Satellite Speeds Into Orbit (SYS-CON Media)
The HOT BIRD(TM) 8 broadcast satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) was successfully launched today by a Proton Breeze M launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 03.48 am Baikonur time August 5 (23.48 CET August 4; 21.48 GMT August 4). Weighing in on the launch pad at 4.9 tonnes, HOT BIRD(TM) 8 is the largest and most powerful European Ku-band broadcast satellite to go
'Early-season migratory bird seasons set for 2006-2007 (The Greenville News)
The South Carolina Natural Resources Board recently approved migratory bird hunting seasons for mourning doves, marsh hens (rails), woodcock, snipe, moorhens, purple gallinules, teal and an early season for Canada geese.
'Comatose man not ailing from bird flu, despite symptoms (Viet Nam News)
HA NOI ? Tests show that a man, 35, who has been in a deep coma for several days, has not been infected with the deadly H5N1 or bird flu virus. The man was admitted to the Kien Giang general hospital in southern Viet Nam last Sunday with clinical symptoms of bird flu, including acute pneumonia.
'Thailand Alert for Bird Flu Is Expanded (New York Times)
After the country?s second death from bird flu this year, Thailand put eight more provinces, including the Bangkok area, on a watch list.
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