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- 'H5N1 bird flu strain confirmed in Moscow (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tests have confirmed the presence of the H5N1 bird flu strain in poultry found dead in two suburban Moscow districts, an agriculture official said Saturday, in the first such outbreak to be recorded so close to the Russian capital.
'Russia confirm two H5N1 bird flu cases (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Poultry farms around Moscow were under tight control on Saturday when two cases of bird flu near the capital were confirmed as being the deadly H5N1 strain.
'Moscow's bird flu woes (New York Daily News)
MOSCOW - Poultry farms around Moscow were under tight control yesterday as a third outbreak of bird flu was found, and health officials investigated whether the deadly H5N1 strain had caused the Russian capital's first exposure to the virus.
'Deadly bird flu strain strikes Moscow region (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been confirmed at one of three farms under investigation on the outskirts of Moscow, a veterinary source said in the first outbreak of the disease to threaten the Russian capital.
'Deadly bird flu strain in Moscow (CNN.com)
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Russian officials traced dead domestic poultry in several suburban Moscow districts to a single market Sunday as experts reported new outbreaks and tightened quarantines following confirmation of the presence of the H5N1 bird flu strain.
'New bird, bat species revealed by extensive DNA barcode studies (EurekAlert!)
Unique DNA barcodes for provisional new bird species were obtained from these look-alike specimens. Unique DNA barcodes for provisional new bat species were obtained from look-alike specimens of several bats, including Trachops cirrhosus, which feasts on frogs.
'More bird flu found in Moscow districts (USA Today)
A Russian official reported a fourth outbreak of dead domestic poultry in a suburban Moscow district Sunday as experts tightened quarantines following confirmation of the presence of the H5N1 bird flu strain.
'Navapur authorities guard against bird flu (NDTV)
Authorities in Navapur in Maharashtra say there is increased vigilance against bird flu a year after the area was struck by the virus. Lakhs of birds were destroyed when bird flu swept several farms in Pangral and Navpur.
'Two Russian bird flu cases confirmed as H5N1 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Two cases of bird flu in Russia have been confirmed as being the deadly H5N1 strain, Russia's animal and plant health watchdog said on Saturday.
'Russia moves to stop spread of deadly bird flu strain (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Russian officials have announced measures to prevent the spread of bird flu, a day after the discovery of the deadly H5N1 strain at two farms near Moscow.
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