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- 'Catchings, Bird Receive Most Votes for WNBA All-Star Game (Washington Post)
Indiana forward Tamika Catchings and Seattle guard Sue Bird are the leading vote-getters among the WNBA All-Star Game starters.
'Nigeria bird flu came from strains in Asia, Europe, Africa (San Francisco Chronicle)
An outbreak of bird flu in Nigeria this year stemmed not from a single source of the virus, but rather three distinct strains that entered the country at different times, according to a new study. Researchers, who published their findings today in the...
'Thailand hopes to be bird-flu free in three years (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand hopes to be completely free of the deadly bird flu virus in three years, after eight months so far without an outbreak, the agriculture minister has said.
'Bird observatories offer Sunday walks (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bay Area residents are fortunate to be blessed with two bird observatories. These nonprofit groups collect valuable data, influence conservation projects and engage in public outreach and education -- most visibly, with guided natural-history walks at sites...
'Bird droppings survive space launch (AP via Yahoo! News)
NASA's rocket scientists have a new appreciation for the out-of-this-world power of bird droppings. The orbiting space shuttle Discovery sported some whitish splotches on its black right wing edge that NASA officials said appeared to be bird droppings.
'Bird Flu May Have Entered Nigeria 3 Times (ABC News)
Study Says Bird Flu Virus Entered Nigeria at Least 3 Times
'Bird Droppings Survive Space Launch (ABC News)
Bird Droppings on Shuttle Discovery's Right Wing Edge Appear to Have Survived Launch, Orbit
'Bird flu may have entered Nigeria 3 times (AP via Yahoo! News)
Scientists say they've found surprising evidence from Nigeria, the first African nation to report a dangerous form of bird flu, that the virus entered the country at least three times.
'Indonesia bird flu poultry death rate rises (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The poultry death rate from the H5N1 avian flu virus in Indonesia, the country with the most human bird flu deaths this year, is worsening, possibly due to poor vaccination coverage, a senior government official said on Thursday.
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