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- 'Indonesia says plans to use human bird flu vaccine (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A vaccine to combat human bird flu could be ready as early as July, Indonesia said on Friday, adding it was prepared to use it immediately despite calls from the WHO to build up a stockpile first. Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari said the World Health Organization's advice was not realistic in the case of Indonesia, which has the highest number of bird flu deaths.
'Togo confirms H5N1 bird flu virus at poultry farm (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
LOME (Reuters) - Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus at a poultry farm in the West African country of Togo, Agriculture Minister Yves Nagou said on Friday.
'Beauty, Bucks Sought in Bird Trail: State Hopes Nature-Themed Tourism Will Spark Economy in Eastern N.C (RedNova)
By Jerry Allegood, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Jun. 22--SWANSBORO -- With hundreds of colorful birds already visiting and calling Eastern North Carolina home, the state is encouraging bird lovers to bring their binoculars and billfolds to watch them. The N.C.
'Bird flu found in Togo (Khaleej Times)
LOME - The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed for the first time in Togo on Friday after tests were carried out on poultry found dead in the west African nation.
'Ghana reports third bird flu outbreak in poultry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ghana has recorded the third outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Aflao, a town on the border with Togo, a senior official at the agriculture ministry said Thursday.
'Alton teens admit Piasa Bird vandalism (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Alton police said today that they had confessions from four teenagers who admitted vandalizing the community's bluffside icon, the Piasa Bird painting.
'6,000 turkeys slaughtered at Czech bird flu farm (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Six thousand turkeys at a Czech farm where the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed this week have been slaughtered, officials said on Friday.
'H5N1 bird flu confirmed at Czech turkey farm (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Czech officials confirmed Thursday the country's first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in poultry, at a turkey farm in the centre of the country.
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