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- 'RANDY MCMULLEN: WEEKEND TOP 10: Bird-calling? Yes, and it's music to our ears (Contra Costa Times)
ANY TIME you see a bird-calling contest on a Weekend Top 10 column, you know it must either be some kind of bird-calling contest, or that the columnist is maybe a taco short of a combo platter.
'Egyptian 10-year-old tests positive for bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A ten-year-old Egyptian girl has tested positive for bird flu, becoming the 25th human case in the country, a World Health Organization official said on Wednesday.
'Ask yourself these questions before buying a bird (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
People are likely to differ as to which attributes of companion birds are desirable and which are undesirable. Before choosing a companion bird, you may want to give careful consideration to the following questions.
'Bird flu detected on nine Egypt farms despite vaccinations (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu has been detected on nine farms across Egypt where the poultry had been vaccinated against the virus, an agriculture ministry official said on Wednesday.
'U.S. downplays H5N1 entering via bird pathways (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
It is unlikely that a sick bird would be able to carry the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus into the United States through the Pacific and Atlantic flyways, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
'Indonesia seeks guarantee in bird flu row (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia wants a legal guarantee that bird flu samples sent to the World Health Organisation will not be exploited for profit before sharing them with the body for tests, an official said Wednesday.
'U.S. agencies track bird flu at ports (AP via Yahoo! News)
The government is trying to determine whether deadly bird flu can contaminate the food supply and is cracking down on smuggling of pet birds and poultry that can spread the virus, officials said Wednesday.
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