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- 'Gaps in bird flu plan leave US vulnerable-senators (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. Agriculture Department's failure to develop a "comprehensive" program to monitor for bird flu could leave the country unprepared if an outbreak happens, a bipartisan group of senators said on Friday.
'Senators fault bird flu-testing plan (Boston Globe)
WASHINGTON -- Senators yesterday criticized the Agriculture Department's planning for the deadly bird flu, saying the voluntary nature of its testing program threatens the US poultry industry.
'Senators Slam Voluntary Bird Flu Testing (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators on Friday criticized the Agriculture Department's planning for deadly bird flu, saying the voluntary nature of its testing program threatens the U.S. poultry industry. At issue is a federal audit that found the government lacks a comprehensive plan for testing and monitoring bird flu in commercial poultry. The department says it will have a plan in place by October. "It
'Bulgaria's first cases of bird flu in poultry not H5N1 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Bulgaria's first suspected cases of bird flu in poultry were not caused by the potentially lethal H5 or H7 viruses, according to preliminary tests done in Sofia.
'Senators Criticize Voluntary Bird Flu Testing (TechNewsWorld.com)
Senators on Friday criticized the Agriculture Department's planning for deadly bird flu, saying the voluntary nature of its testing program threatens the U.S. poultry industry. At issue is a federal audit that found the government lacks a comprehensive plan for testing and monitoring bird flu in commercial poultry.
'China kills 400,000 chickens in latest bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has announced it had killed nearly 400,000 chickens in the far northwest of the country to control a fresh outbreak of bird flu.
'New bird flu outbreak reported in China (New Kerala)
Beijing: China on Saturday reported a new outbreak of bird flu among poultry in a town in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
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