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- 'South Korea Confirms H7 Type Of Bird Flue Outbreak; H5N1 Virus Not Involved (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - On Saturday, the Agriculture Ministry said that a bird flu outbreak has struck a duck farm in southern South Korea, the first outbreak in eight months, but the deadly H5N1 virus was not involved.
'South Korea confirms bird flu outbreak (AP via Yahoo! News)
South Korea's first bird flu outbreak in eight months forced the slaughter of thousands of ducks in the country's south Saturday, although the deadly H5N1 virus was not involved, the government said.
'South Korea reports new low pathogenic bird flu case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Saturday it had discovered less virulent strain of bird flu at a poultry farm in the south west of the country.
'WHO fails to reach deal on sharing bird flu virus (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Health officials have failed to reach agreement on a new system to ensure developing countries benefit more from sharing bird flu virus samples used to develop vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
'Hong Kong finds egret with bird flu in city park (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A little egret found in a Hong Kong park has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, the government said on Saturday.
'Former mayor, brother raked with bird shot during hunt (Asbury Park Press)
A former town mayor out on a Thanksgiving Day hunt with his brother ended up feeling the heat of pellets from a shotgun. Bird shot hit former High Bridge Mayor Al Schweikert in the neck, knee and thigh. A pellet in the neck of his brother, 45-year-old Vincent Schweikert, was lodged near the thyroid, and was expected to require surgery to be removed. State police are characterizing the shooting, ...
'New bird flu case in Hong Kong (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
HONG KONG - A sick egret found in Hong Kong last week has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, agricultural officials said here Saturday.
'WHO official says Asia should remain alert for bird flu, but some countries unprepared (The Jakarta Post)
TOKYO (AP): Some Asian countries have yet to devise a plan on how to respond to a bird flu outbreak, a disease that continues to be a threat for the whole region, a World Health Organization health official warned Saturday.
'Dead egret in Hong Kong tests positive for H5N1 strain of bird flu (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
A sick egret found in Hong Kong last week has tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, the government said Saturday.
'Myanmar reports bird flu outbreak at chicken farm in northeast (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Myanmar has reported an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus at a chicken farm in the northeast, state media and an international livestock health agency said Saturday.
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