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- 'Bird flu hits third village in southeast Turkey (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu has been detected among poultry in a third village in southeastern Turkey after the presence of the potentially H5N1 virus was confirmed last week in the region, a local official said.
'Egypt reports new bird flu case (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Egypt has announced that a woman had been infected with the deadly bird flu virus, the 21st case since the disease first appeared in the country.
'EU executive says no need to revise bird flu laws (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Recent outbreaks of bird flu in Britain and Hungary, and any link between the two, give no reason to alter European Union laws that aim to contain and control the disease, the EU's executive arm said on Wednesday.
'Egyptian woman tests positive for H5N1 bird flu strain (USA Today)
An Egyptian woman has tested H5N1 positive, bringing the total number of persons infected with the deadly bird flu strain in the country to 21, a World Health Organization official here said on Wednesday.
'Don't spread panic about bird flu, WHO urges media (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The United Nations health agency urged local and international media on Tuesday to boost coverage of bird flu and avoid misleading information about the disease.
'Bird Flu Outbreak in U.K. Brings News Pandemic, Not Human One (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Ilaria Capua, a virologist, and other health experts say the alarmist headlines on bird flu killing turkeys in the U.K. last week was just a lot of gobble.
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