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- 'Risk of deadly bird flu in Nigeria, UN official warns (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The risk of the H5N1 virus transferring from animals to humans in Nigeria has not increased since a woman died last month in the first fatality in west Africa from bird flu, a UN official has said.
'Four Turkish villages quarantined over bird flu fear (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Four more villages in southeastern Turkey have been quarantined over bird flu fears after the presence of the potentially lethal H5N1 virus was confirmed last week in the region.
'UK bird flu test result due by Tuesday: EU official (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The outcome of tests into whether the lethal strain of H5N1 bird flu found in Britain this month was directly linked to a similar case in Hungary will be known by Tuesday, an EU official said.
'Six suspect cases cleared of human bird flu in Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Six Egyptians suspected of contracting bird flu have tested negative for the deadly virus, the health ministry said, amid fears of a global surge in infections.
'Britain says cooked meat from bird flu-hit plant are safe (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Britain has insisted that cooked meat exported from a bird flu-hit plant in the east of the country was safe for humans to eat, as vets awaited results of tests on the products.
'Bird flu farm 'continued exports' (BBC News)
Cooked turkey products were exported from the UK after bird flu was found, Hungary's chief vet says.
'Government says cooked meat from bird flu-hit plant are safe (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The government has insisted that cooked meat exported from a bird flu-hit plant in the east of the country was safe for humans to eat, as vets awaited results of tests on the products.
'Bird flu: Hungary, Britain turkey trade investigated (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
LONDON/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - British agriculture officials were investigating reports on Monday that turkey meat imported from Hungary was processed near a British farm which was contaminated by bird flu and then exported back to Hungary.
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