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- 'Officials: Bird flu strikes Hanoi (CNN.com)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Bird flu has struck two chicken farms in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, animal-health officials said Wednesday, marking the latest outbreaks reported in recent weeks across the country.
''Extinct' bird found in Thailand (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Scientists have confirmed that a small wetland bird, believed to have been extinct for more than 130 years, is still living.
'World experts in Kuwait as more bird flu cases detected (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A team of experts from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) arrived in Kuwait where authorities said Tuesday the number of bird flu cases in the emirate has risen to 52.
'Wetland bird rediscovered in Thailand (USA Today)
A wetland bird that eluded scientists for nearly 130 years has been rediscovered at a wastewater treatment plant in Thailand, Birdlife International announced Wednesday. Little is known about the large-billed reed-warbler because it had not been seen since its discovery in 1867 in the Sutlej Valley of India.
'China denies being source of bird flu virus (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
China's southern Guangdong province is not the source of the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus as claimed in a report published in the United States this week, a major state-run Chinese newspaper said on Wednesday.
'BioCryst in Japanese bird flu deal (CNN Money)
BioCryst signed a licensing agreement with the Japanese biotech Shionogi for the development of peramivir, one of the most advanced experimental treatments for bird flu.
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