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- 'Europe battles suspected bird flu (CNN.com)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Farmers in a quarantined village in western Turkey handed over their turkeys and chickens to authorities for culling as the country tried to contain an outbreak of suspected bird flu, officials said Tuesday.
'British public warned about bird deaths (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The British government warned the public to be alert for suspicious bird deaths amidst avian flu fears.
'Roche is pressed to ease curbs on its bird flu drug (International Herald Tribune)
Roche, the maker of the main drug that would be used against a possible bird flu epidemic, is under growing pressure to allow production of generic versions of the medicine.
'US-led bird flu delegation heads to Cambodia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Top US and global health officials inspected safety measures at Thai chicken farms before heading to Cambodia to search for ways to prevent a feared pandemic of bird flu that could start in Southeast Asia.
'Bird flu vaccine could take months: UN (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Drug firms could take six months to manufacture adequate stocks of bird flu vaccine, far too long to stem damaging fallout if the virus triggers a human pandemic, a top United Nations official said on Tuesday.
'Hungary expects results of bird flu vaccine trials within two weeks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hungary will know within a fortnight whether human trials of a bird flu vaccine have been successful, opening the way to mass production, Health Minister Jeno Racz said.
'Bird flu cull in Turkey, Romania (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Turkey slaughtered more fowl after a bird flu outbreak in a northwestern farm as producers put a brave face on the possible economic fallout from bans on Turkish exports to the European Union and other countries.
'Another suspected bird flu patient dies in Indonesian hospital (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Another Indonesian has died in hospital of suspected bird flu.
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