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- 'Bird flu update: 21 May 2007 (SciDev.net)
Below is a round-up of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article.
'Bird flu 'huge challenge' in Bangladesh: FAO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Bangladesh needs to step up its fight against bird flu, which is posing a "huge challenge" in the densely populated country, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Monday.
'Bird-lovers flock to Mexico (News 10 Now Syracuse)
About a thousand bird-lovers had a chance to get up close and personal with some special birds at the Lake Ontario Birdfest. A group called Talons! brought along owls, hawks, crows and buzzards to show off during the two-day festival.
'FAO urges long-term bird flu strategy in Bangladesh (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
MILAN (Reuters) - Bangladesh needs a long-term strategy to control the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday.
'FAO terms bird flu outbreaks in Bangladesh 'serious' (EARTHtimes.org)
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday urged Bangladesh to engage in long-term strategic campaigns designed to control the spread of Avian Influenza, saying the bird flu situation in the country remained serious . Bangladesh ...
'Bird flu strain infecting fewer wild birds - OIE (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - The H5N1 strain of bird flu is infecting ever fewer wild birds, indicating it may be dying out in the wild though not in domestic birds, the World Organisation of Animal ...
'Thousands of bird species under threat (Times Online)
More than one fifth of the world?s bird species are under threat and one in eight is struggling for survival, a report says today.
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