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- 'Europe struggles to halt spread of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Germany was scrambling to prevent the potentially lethal bird flu virus from spreading to poultry, while Spain and Britain became the latest countries in Europe to carry out tests on dead birds.
'Bulgaria confirms three more cases of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu has been found in three more wild swans in Bulgaria, bringing to four the confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu in wild birds in the country.
'South Africa approves use of Tamiflu drug for bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
South Africa said it had approved the drug Tamiflu for use as part of its preparations to prevent an outbreak of the bird flu virus.
'France braces for more bird flu cases as tests continue (AFP via Yahoo! News)
France braced for further cases of bird flu with test results due on around 15 wild birds, after the country confirmed its first case of the deadly strain of the virus at the weekend.
'India bird flu cull continues (CNN.com)
The mass culling of poultry continued Monday in India's western state of Maharashtra, two days after three cases of bird flu were found among chickens there.
'EU farm ministers try to calm bird flu fears as poultry sales plunge (AFP via Yahoo! News)
European farm ministers sought to calm consumer fears that potentially lethal bird flu will spread to poultry, as meat sales in the industry plummet.
'India quarantines six as bird flu spreads faster (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
India began a door-to-door search for anyone with fever on Monday, quarantining six people in hospital as authorities scrambled to contain the country's first outbreak of bird flu.
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