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- 'China says human bird flu cases remain a risk this spring (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A leading Chinese politician warned that there is still a risk of more human bird flu cases this spring, urging continued vigilance against the deadly disease.
'Ethiopia burns all chicken in bird-flu infected farm (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ethiopian authorites said they had incinerated all the chickens in a farm where preliminary tests on dead poultry revealed a bird flu-like infection.
'Serbia confirms first case of H5 bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Serbia confirmed its first case of the H5 bird flu virus in a swan found dead in the Balkan country's northwest.
'Number of confirmed H5N1 bird flu cases in Austria rises to 22 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Twenty-two cases of the potentially deadly H5N1 bird flu virus have now been found in Austria, after the Health and Food Safety Agency (AGES) announced eight new confirmed cases of the disease.
'Serbia reports bird flu; tests on dead Iraqi woman (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iraq, Serbia and Germany reported the latest cases in the spread of bird flu on Thursday and health officials and researchers around the world prepared to fight a possible deadly avian flu pandemic among humans.
'WHO says Eritrea faces high risk of bird flu infection (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that Eritrea was at a high risk of cross border transmission of the avian flu after the virus erupted in Egypt and tests revealing cases of bird flu-like infection in neighbouring Ethiopia.
'EU experts call for cats to be kept in doors in bird-flu hit areas (AFP via Yahoo! News)
EU veterinary experts have advised pet owners to keep cats indoors and dogs on leashes in areas hit by outbreaks of deadly bird flu virus.
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