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- 'Go vegetarian to avoid bird flu, says rights group (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Scared about getting bird flu? Then the only really safe way to protect yourself is to go vegetarian, an animal rights group said on Tuesday.
'EU confirms H5N1 bird flu in Denmark (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The European Union's reference laboratory in Britain has confirmed the first of 12 cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in Denmark, according to the Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research.
'Second Egyptian Woman Dies of Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
A 30-year-old woman died of the H5N1 bird flu strain on Monday, Egypt's second human death from the virus since it appeared in the country last month, the health ministry announced. Czech authorities said they suspected their first case of H5N1 in a dead swan.
'Making a Ferret Sneeze for Hints to the Transmission of Bird Flu (New York Times)
Researchers are studying the transmission and virulence of bird flu in ferrets and mice, trying to answer questions about the A(H5N1) virus.
'Cambodian PM calls for public campaigns after bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for stepped up public awareness campaigns on bird flu following the death of a three-year-old girl, the kingdom's fifth victim of the deadly virus.
'Egypt reports second bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An Egyptian woman died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the second fatal case in the country, a health official said.
'Poor Egyptians refuse to sign up to bird flu cull (AlertNet)
NAWA, Egypt, March 28 (Reuters) - Mohsen Rizq insists there is no poultry left in his village after a local died of bird flu two weeks ago, but the cacophony of squawking coming from a locked shed and the droppings in his backyard give him away.
'Analysis: Bird flu threatening wide range of animals (Middle East Times)
UNITED NATIONS -- United Nations officials warn that bird flu is a potential threat to biological diversity and a wide range of species including rare and endangered animals.
'Indian officials to slaughter more chickens after new bird flu cases (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indian officials were due Wednesday to return to the scene of a bird flu outbreak to slaughter 250,000 more chickens after new confirmed cases in villages.
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