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- 'Tests Find Bird Flu in Egypt, France (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tests confirmed the deadly strain of bird flu in Egypt, as France reported a probable first case Friday and the United Nations expressed growing concern about the virus' spread through West Africa.
'France Reports Possible Case of Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
The H5 subtype of bird flu was found in a dead wild duck in France, and the government said Friday it was probably the lethal H5N1 strain.
'France says dead duck likely had H5N1 bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tests on a dead duck found in eastern France showed it had the H5 strain of bird flu and probably had the H5N1 strain, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
'Birds killed by H5N1 bird flu in Egypt: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus have been found in dead birds in three areas of Egypt, a senior official from the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters.
'Egypt finds chickens with bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Egypt has found its first cases of H5N1 bird flu and is working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to prevent the deadly virus spreading, the government said on Friday.
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