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- 'G8 powers warn of pandemic as bird flu spreads (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Group of Eight industrial powers have warned of the risk of a bird flu pandemic, moments before news broke that the deadly H5N1 virus had spread to Greece and Italy.
'Italy and Greece report bird flu cases in swans (International Herald Tribune)
Italy's health minister said Saturday that the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain had been detected for the first time in the country.
'Bird Flu Detected in Swans in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria (New York Times)
The A(H5N1) bird flu virus has been detected in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, but even more worrisome, scientists say, is the recent outbreak in Nigeria.
'Spread of bird flu boosts pandemic chances (USA Today)
The spread of bird flu from Asia to eastern Europe and now west Africa has increased the chance the virus will mutate and set off a pandemic, the U.N. bird flu chief said.
'Nigeria seeking suspected human bird flu cases (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Nigeria scrambled on Saturday to discover whether people who had fallen ill close to where the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was found had caught the disease and farmers culled thousands more sick chickens.
'Greece and Italy find killer bird flu in swans (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Greece and Italy said on Saturday they had found swans with the H5N1 bird flu virus, the first known cases in the European Union of wild birds with the deadly strain of the disease.
'Bird Flu Discovery Stokes Fears in Africa (AP via Yahoo! News)
The discovery of the fatal bird flu strain in Africa has raised concerns the continent may not be equipped to cope with the disease, especially as many villagers are unaware of the threat.
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