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- 'Stocks Fall After Bird Flu Strain Detection (AP via Yahoo! News)
Stocks turned lower Tuesday after Hong Kong authorities said they suspected two birds that died in the area were infected with a deadly strain of the bird flu virus.
'Hong Kong Confirms 5th Bird With H5N1 Avian Flu Virus (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong said a fifth bird tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu in a new wave of outbreaks that has prompted local officials to seek a ban on private ownership of poultry.
'More Budget Money Sought Against Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Bush's budget seeks $2.6 billion to prepare for a possible worldwide outbreak of bird flu or some other super-strain of influenza.
'Iraq culls poultry as new bird flu cases feared (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Culling teams moved through villages in northern Iraq on Tuesday as the war-ravaged country sought to contain an outbreak of bird flu that has killed a teenage girl and is being blamed for her uncle's death.
'EU awaits autopsy on suspected first bird flu victim (AFP via Yahoo! News)
European Union authorities said they were waiting for an autopsy to discover whether an Indian sailor who died in Lithuania is the bloc's first bird flu victim.
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