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- 'Bird flu claims 40th human victim in Indonesia (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A World Health Organization laboratory test has confirmed a 5-year-old Indonesian boy who died last month was infected with bird flu, a health ministry official said on Monday.
'South Africa culls ostriches, imposes quarantine to control bird flu (EARTHtimes.org)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The South African Department of Agriculture confirmed on Monday that it had culled all 60 ostriches at a farm on Western Cape in an effort to control bird flu, which had appeared at the farm.
'Bird flu claims 40th human victim in Indonesia (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A World Health Organisation laboratory test has confirmed a 5-year-old Indonesian boy who died last month was infected with bird flu, a health ministry official said on Monday.
'Hopes for osprey colony raised as bird flies home from Africa (Daily Telegraph)
A naturally reared English osprey chick has returned home for the first time in 150 years, boosting hopes of reintroducing the bird across Britain.
'Ministry: More tests needed to confirm possible 2003 bird flu death in China(Updated 05:30 p.m.) (Chinapost.com.tw)
More testing is needed before China can confirm whether a soldier who died in Beijing in 2003 was an early case of bird flu, the Health Ministry said Monday.
'Bird flu update: 3 July 2006 (SciDev.net)
Below is a roundup of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article.
'South African Ostrich Farm Quarantined After Bird Flu Find (CattleNetwork.com)
JOHANNESBURG (AP)--A Western Cape farm has been placed under quarantine and all 60 of its ostriches culled in a bid to contain an outbreak of bird flu, the Department of Agriculture said Monday.
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