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- 'Indonesian bird flu victim contracted virus indirectly (Antara News)
A six-year-old Indonesian child who died of bird flu earlier this month apparently contracted the virus through indirect contact with infected poultry, a health ministry official said Tuesday.
'Lady Bird: Great Texan remembered fondly (The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung)
When all is said and done, Lady Bird Johnson?s legacy to Texas, and the nation, will probably be described in different ways by different people, depending on what they know or remember about the former first lady who died Wednesday.
'Low-risk bird flu at Virgina turkey farm but not spreading: USDA (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Laboratory tests confirmed a strain of low-risk bird flu at a turkey farm in Virginia but there is no evidence of it spreading, the U.S. Agriculture Department's chief veterinarian said on Tuesday.
'Bird spurs bid to protect park (New York Daily News)
Brooklyn bird watchers are atwitter over a rare visitor that they hope will persuade city officials to rethink plans for a waste transfer station in southern Brooklyn.
'Spot on list could help save rare Kauai bird (Honolulu Advertiser)
KEKAHA, Kaua'i ? The tiny Kaua'i creeper, a rare four-inch-tall bird, is still trying to get on the endangered species list as its numbers have dwindled to 1,500 worldwide.
'Liquidation of hotbed of bird flu in east Bohemia to take longer (?eské noviny)
Chocen- The liquidation of the hotbed of bird flu outbreaks in east Bohemia will take longer than expected, deputy head of the Pardubice Regional Firefighter and Rescue corps Ales Cernohorsky said.
'Lady Bird Johnson buried beside LBJ (USA Today)
Clutching bunches of the wildflowers she loved, admirers of Lady Bird Johnson lined the streets on Sunday to say goodbye as a ceremonial procession carried the former first lady's casket to her final resting place at the LBJ Ranch.
'Low-risk bird flu at Virginia turkey farm but not spreading (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - Laboratory tests confirmed a strain of low-risk bird flu at a turkey farm in Virginia but there is no evidence of it spreading, the U.S. Agriculture Department's chief ...
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