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- 'No Extra Steps for Bird Flu Taken in Turin (AP via Yahoo! News)
No specific precautions against the bird flu virus are being taken at the Winter Olympics after a strain of the virus was detected in the south of Italy.
'Bird flu reaches western Europe, another death in Asia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The potentially deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu reached western Europe, with outbreaks reported in Italy and Greece, as well as Bulgaria, while the death toll increased in Asia.
'Two Indonesian Women Die From Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
A World Health Organization-sanctioned laboratory confirmed the deaths of two Indonesian women from bird flu, the country's Health Ministry said Sunday.
'Pandemic risk rises as bird flu spreads (International Herald Tribune)
European officials announced Saturday that bird flu virus had been detected in wild birds in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, the first time its presence has been detected in the European Union.
'Nigeria fears bird flu has spread to humans (CNN.com)
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Nigerian health officials waited anxiously on Sunday for test results on two children feared to be the first Africans infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
'Bird Flu Detected in Italy and Greece (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu has reached Western Europe, with Italy and Greece announcing Saturday they had detected the H5N1 strain of the virus in dead swans.
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