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- 'Sea bird tied to logging fight dwindles (AP via Yahoo! News)
The marbled murrelet, a threatened sea bird whose rare trait of nesting in old-growth forests made it a factor in logging battles in the U.S. Northwest, is also declining dramatically in Alaska and Canada, where most of the birds live, according to a U.S. government review.
'EU on high alert for more bird flu outbreaks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The European Commission has urged members states to keep up their guard against bird flu as experts reviewed the bloc's defences against further outbreaks after a case in Britain.
'Egyptian teenager dies of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A teenage girl has become the fifth Egyptian to die of bird flu in six weeks, a health official has said, amid fears of a global surge in infections by the deadly virus.
'New outbreaks of deadly bird flu in Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan has reported its first cases of deadly bird flu in almost a year after finding the virus in small flocks of chickens and peacocks.
'Nigerian death highlights West African bird flu risks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The death of a young Nigerian woman from bird flu has focused attention on the risk of such human infections in West Africa, where social habits and weak health and veterinary services make the region vulnerable, experts say.
'Ivory Coast on high alert after bird flu death in Nigeria (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ivory Coast has stepped up its preventative systems after Nigeria reported West Africa's first human death from the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, a veterinary minister has said.
'Two more Indonesians have bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Two more Indonesians were confirmed to have bird flu on Tuesday and Pakistan reported its first case in a year after finding the deadly virus in a small flock of chickens near the capital Islamabad.
'EU vets review bird flu defences (AFP via Yahoo! News)
EU veterinary experts were reviewing Europe's defences against deadly bird flu amid fears that the virus could spread across the 27-nation bloc after an outbreak in Britain.
'Indonesia halts bird flu samples ahead of vaccine deal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia has stopped sending human bird flu samples to laboratories overseas ahead of a vaccine agreement with a US-based manufacturer of medical products, health ministry officials have said.
'Two more Indonesians contract bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Two more Indonesians were confirmed as suffering from bird flu on Tuesday and Pakistan reported its first case in a year after finding the deadly virus in a small flock of chickens near the capital Islamabad.
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