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- 'Seven people test negative for bird flu in India (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
At least seven people quarantined in India with suspected bird flu have tested negative for the deadly H5N1 strain, officials said on Wednesday.
'Britain sees risk in bird flu vaccine for poultry (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Britain took a strong stand on Wednesday against the use of bird flu vaccines for poultry, approved the same day by the EU, saying they could hide and spread the disease.
'Rapid Bird Flu Spread Alarms Officials (AP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia said Wednesday a 27-year-old woman died of bird flu earlier in the week in Jakarta and authorities prepared to scour the capital for infected poultry.
'As Bird Flu Spreads, Officials Shift to Vaccination Campaigns (New York Times)
Vaccination campaigns are so far employed only in a few parts of Asia with deeply entrenched bird flu problems.
'West Africa nations draft plan to fight bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ministers and experts from across West Africa met on Wednesday to draft a plan to detect, fight and contain the bird flu virus which was found on several poultry farms in Nigeria this month.
'Bird flu hits EU poultry for first time (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in poultry in the European Union for the first time, infecting two chickens in Austria, as the disease threatened to run rampant despite worldwide efforts to confine it.
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