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- 'Dubai plans bird flu blood tests at airport (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Air passengers suspected of carrying the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu might have to undergo blood tests before being allowed entry into the Gulf emirate of Dubai.
'Wetland bird rediscovered in Thailand (AP via Yahoo! News)
A wetland bird that eluded scientists for nearly 130 years has been rediscovered at a wastewater treatment plant in Thailand, Birdlife International announced Wednesday.
'Laos confirms first human death from H5N1 bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Laos on Thursday announced its first confirmed human death from the H5N1 bird flu strain, a 15-year-old girl, days after reporting that the virus was believed to have killed an adult woman.
'Volunteers needed at Sportsmen's Migratory Bird Ctr. (Port Clinton News Herald)
A few good volunteers are needed to assist at the Sportsmen's Migratory Bird Center at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area in Ottawa County.
'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.
''Extinct' bird found in Thailand (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A small wetland bird believed to have been extinct for more than 130 years has been found in a sewage treatment site in Thailand, an ornithologist said Wednesday.
'Laos Confirms First Human Bird Flu Death (Voice of America)
Laos has confirmed its first human death from bird flu. The Health Ministry said Thursday that a 15-year-old girl who fell sick last month with the H5N1 virus died Wednesday in a medical facility in neighboring Thailand.
'S.Korea confirms new bird flu outbreak (UPI)
A fresh case of highly-virulent bird flu was discovered at a South Korean poultry farm, government officials said Thursday. The Ministry of Agriculture ...
'Bird flu found in 6 more areas of Afghanistan (USA Today)
The virulent H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed in six additional areas in eastern Afghanistan and the country's capital, the United Nations said Thursday. Bird flu mostly affects poultry, but has killed at least 167 people worldwide since 2003.
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