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- 'New cases of H5 bird flu detected in Poland (AlertNet)
WARSAW, March 11 (Reuters) - Several new centres of H5 bird flu have been uncovered in Poland where emergency measures have been put into effect, officials said on Saturday.
'Bird flu hits new Nigerian state, creeps towards Lagos (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A deadly strain of bird flu has been detected in Nigeria's southwestern Ogun state, a health official has said, raising fears that the virus was creeping towards the country's most populous commercial city, Lagos.
'Bird flu spreads to western Poland (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A new case of the H5 bird flu virus was found in a wild swan in Poland but it was not yet known if it was the strain of H5N1 which can be fatal to humans, the veterinary services have said.
'Bird flu found in stone marten in Germany (Philly.com)
A weasel-like animal called a stone marten was infected with the deadly bird flu virus, marking the disease's spread to another mammal species, a German laboratory said Thursday.
'Indonesia's Bird-Flu Death Toll Up to 22 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia, which has come under fire for its attempts to prevent the spread of bird flu, said Friday that two children had died of the disease, bringing the country's death toll to 22.
'UN group would try to slow bird flu in humans (International Herald Tribune)
Efforts to contain a human pandemic of bird flu are likely to fail, the World Health Organization said Friday.
'Bird flu test available for all Austrian cats, for a small fee (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Austrian cat owners can now allay their fears about bird flu and have their pets tested for the disease, after several cats in Germany and Austria were found carrying the H5N1 virus.
'Bird flu untamed - latest developments (Middle East Times)
PARIS -- Here is a summary of the latest developments concerning bird flu, the potentially deadly H5N1 strain that has spread from Asia to Europe, Africa and parts of the Middle East.
'Bird flu hits farm near Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos (AlertNet)
ABUJA, March 11 (Reuters) - Bird flu has spread to a farm in the southwestern Nigerian state of Ogun, near Lagos, officials said on Saturday, in a blow for authorities who previously thought that part of the country was free of the disease.
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