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- 'Indonesia and U.S. square off at bird flu talks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia on Tuesday called for countries who share bird flu virus samples to have full control of their use and access to vaccines developed from them, but the United States ruled out any automatic reward for sharing.
'Fifth bird flu cull launched (BBC News)
Poultry at a fifth Norfolk area farm are to be culled amid suspicion that they may have the deadly of bird flu.
'WHO urges global sharing of bird flu data to avert pandemic (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) called on its 193 member countries Tuesday to share information about strains of the deadly bird flu virus, warning a pandemic could go worldwide "within months".
'Fifth bird flu cull launched (BBC News)
Poultry at a fifth farm are to be culled amid suspicion that they may have the deadly of bird flu.
'Endangered bird gets to eat (Sun-Sentinel)
Apple snails to be placed into the wild Humans helped take the snail kite's meal ticket, but now researchers are hoping to give back some of the endangered bird's favorite snack.
'Sober Calif. drivers to get the bird (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sober drivers passing through a DUI checkpoint in Salinas will be getting the bird. Up to 300 turkeys will be given to drivers who successfully pass through the sobriety checkpoint Tuesday. The location for the DUI checkpoint isn't being disclosed.
'Bird flu cases registered in Saudi Arabia and Yemen (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
ABU DHABI, November 21 (RIA Novosti) - Cases of bird flu have been registered in two neighboring Arab countries - Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Bird deaths have been registered in several Saudi regions, as well as in a number of regions in Yemen.
'Guidelines to help cook perfect bird for Thanksgiving (Akron Beacon Journal)
Don't leave a safe and satisfying Thanksgiving to guesswork. Here are the basics on handling that big bird.
'Bird Flu Poses No Food Safety Risks, UK (Medical News Today)
The recent detection of a case of bird flu near Diss on the Suffolk / Norfolk border has no safety implications for the human food chain, the Food Standards Agency announced.Properly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, are safe to eat. The science shows that the virus isn't contracted by eating food - but usually by close contact with infected birds. [click link for full article]
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