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- 'Five nations confirm bird flu, China faces battle (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Four Asian nations and Denmark confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu on Thursday while China said it faced a fight to contain the disease before the arrival of flu-carrying migratory birds.
'H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Afghanistan, slaughter ordered (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tests have confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in chickens in Afghanistan, the government and the United Nations said, ordering immediate culling in affected areas.
'Bird flu confirmed in Afghanistan (CNN.com)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Lab tests have confirmed the first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Afghanistan, the government said Thursday. Sweden also announced an outbreak of the virulent virus after two wild birds were found to be infected.
'Four nations confirm bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Four Asian nations confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu on Thursday while China said it faced a long struggle to contain the disease before the arrival of flu-carrying migratory birds in spring.
'Russia says bird flu may hit US in autumn, mutate (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The deadly bird flu virus, which has hit Asia, Europe and Africa, may spread to the United States late this year and risks mutating dangerously there, Russia's top animal and plant health inspector said on Thursday.
'Hundreds of dead poultry raise bird flu fears in Israel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of poultry were found dead in a kibbutz in southern Israel raising fears of the first outbreak of deadly bird flu in the Jewish state.
'FAO confirms bird flu in Myanmar (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) confirmed the first outbreak of bird flu in Myanmar, as the ruling junta lifted a news blackout on the deadly H5N1 virus.
'Denmark reports first case of H5N1 bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Denmark has detected its first case of the deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu, in a wild buzzard that was found dead earlier this week, the Institute for Food and Veterinary Research revealed.
'Deadly bird flu spreads to Afghanistan and Myanmar, likely Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan confirmed the presence of H5N1 bird flu for the first time and neighbouring Pakistan said it was highly likely the deadly strain caused an earlier outbreak at two of its farms.
'Bird flu tests for poultry found dead in Scotland (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British authorities said tests would be carried out to determine whether birds which died of bird flu or some other disease at a poultry farm on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
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