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- 'Two new suspected cases of bird flu surface in Romania (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two new suspected cases of bird flu discovered on two farms in southeast Romania are being analyzed to determine if they constitute the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease.
'Azeri victims take bird flu toll past 100 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Three young women in Azerbaijan have died from suspected bird flu, taking the death toll from the virus beyond 100, while secretive Myanmar on Tuesday tackled its first outbreak in birds.
'Mixed scorecard on bird flu as 100-dead mark nears (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Experts admit to mingled feelings of relief and apprehension as they survey efforts to combat bird flu, whose human toll is now nudging the 100 mark.
'Hungarian researchers find H5N1 bird flu vaccine for humans: PM (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hungarian researchers have devised a vaccine for humans against the current form of the H5N1 bird flu virus, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany revealed.
'India reports new bird flu outbreak in poultry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
India reported a fresh outbreak of bird flu among poultry in western Maharashtra state, close to where the country's first cases were detected last month.
'With bird flu toll to pass 100, scientists urge vigilance (AFP via Yahoo! News)
With the worldwide death toll from bird flu set to pass 100, scientists called for renewed vigilance against the virus which is rapidly spreading across the world.
'UN agency thinks bird flu caused death of Azeris (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it believed test results showing three young women in Azerbaijan had died of bird flu were reliable, but it awaited final confirmation from a British laboratory.
'Azerbaijan Reports 3 Dead From Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Azerbaijan reported three people killed by bird flu, after Myanmar announced its first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain in poultry and officials cited a strong threat that the disease also struck Afghanistan.
'Croatian seagulls carrying bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in several seagulls in the south of Croatia, where several swans have already died of the disease.
'US bird flu budget focuses on future vaccines (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
More than half the U.S. bird flu budget will go to developing new vaccines, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said on Monday, but he stressed that companies, schools and local officials would have to do most of the work of preparing for a pandemic.
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