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- 'Flu test that shut city bird market is called routine (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
State officials yesterday closed the Northeast Live Bird Market in Philadelphia after some birds tested positive for a strain of avian influenza. Authorities called it a routine matter that posed little risk to the public.
'Top animal health official reassigned over bird flu in Indonesia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia's top animal health official has been reassigned over his agency's poor performance in tackling the deadly bird flu virus.
'Jackson, Bird on losing West team (NWCN)
Sue Bird scored nine points and Lauren Jackson had seven points and four steals last night as the two Seattle Storm stars played in the WNBA All-Star game in New York.
'Indonesia bird flu official moved (BBC News)
An Indonesian animal health official is transferred from his post, amid the worsening bird flu crisis.
'Indonesia doctor urges fast bird flu test in humans (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A rapid test for bird flu infections in humans is key for existing treatments to be more effective, a doctor from a hospital in the Indonesian capital treating patients with the disease said on Thursday.
'Bird survey shuts runway at Narita (USA Today)
Less than a week after a jogger caused a shutdown of Tokyo?s Haneda Airport, bird watchers forced the closure of one of the two runways at the city?s Narita Airport. A pilot made an emergency call to report seeing three...
'Multiple mutations in Indonesian bird flu strain (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Multiple mutations have been found in the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed seven family members in Indonesia although scientists are unsure of their significance, a leading science journal said on Thursday.
'N.M. power outage blamed on snake, bird (AP via Yahoo! News)
A power outage that blacked out about 2,000 customers in Las Cruces is being blamed on the combination of a snake and a bird.
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