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- 'Rare sightings highlight bird count in Holland (The Grand Rapids Press)
HOLLAND -- It took about 15 minutes, several sets of eyes, a really good scope and a couple looks in a North American bird guide before Jim McIlvain knew for sure he was looking at a red-throated loon near Eldean Shipyard on the south side of Lake Macatawa.
'Hong Kong Bird Found to Have Died From H5N1 Strain of Bird Flu (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A dead bird found last month in Hong Kong has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. The wild bird, a Scaly Breasted Munia, was found in the Causeway Bay district of the city on Dec. 31, the government said in a faxed statement last night.
'Indonesia Confirms 75th Case of Human Bird Flu Infection (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A 14-year-old boy tested positive for bird flu in Indonesia, marking the country's first case in almost two months and its 75th overall, a Health Ministry official said.
'Indonesian teenager tests positive for bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A 14-year-old boy has tested positive for bird flu in Indonesia, the country's first case of the virus in almost two months, a Health Ministry official said on Sunday.
'(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-07 12:28 GMT: Indonesia confirms 75th human bird flu case (Interactive Investor)
JAKARTA (XFN-ASIA) - A teenager undergoing hospital treatment in Indonesia has bird flu, the country's first confirmed case of the feared disease this year and its 75th overall, a senior health official said.
'Dead bird in Hong Kong tests positive for H5N1 virus (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A wild bird found dead in Hong Kong was infected with the fatal H5N1 strain of bird flu, the government has confirmed.
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