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- 'EU Nations Have Strategies for Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
All European Union countries have plans to fight a possible bird flu pandemic, health officials said Wednesday, as tests confirmed the deadly strain of the virus had reached Croatia.
'Dangerous Bird-Flu Strain Found in Croatia (AP via Yahoo! News)
The European Union said Wednesday the dangerous H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in Croatia, while authorities said a second parrot that died in quarantine in Britain was also infected with the virus.
'Bird flu virus in Croatia is deadly H5N1 strain: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The bird flu virus detected in Croatia is the H5N1 strain that has killed more than 60 people in Asia, a veterinary official said, citing results from tests done at a British laboratory.
'Chinese media silent on latest bird flu outbreaks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The deadly bird flu virus has dominated headlines around the world, but China's own home-grown outbreaks remain largely taboo in the country's state-controlled media.
'Bird flu strain found in Croatia; new outbreak in China (USA Today)
The European Union announced Wednesday the dangerous H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in Croatia, the latest European nation to be hit by the virus.
'Britain says bird flu found in dead quarantine birds (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Initial tests on 32 birds which died in British quarantine up to mid-October have found that some had bird flu, Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett said, although the exact strain remains unknown.
'EU says poultry eggs and meat pose no bird flu risk to humans (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The European Commission said that the consumption of poultry eggs and meat in the EU poses no bird flu risk to humans.
'Detecting bird flu in Africa will not be easy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The deadly bird flu virus could be killing off chickens in an African village right now.
'China steps up efforts against bird flu after week's third outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China mobilized roadside sterilization stations and inspected markets in stepped-up measures to tackle bird flu after the third outbreak in a week.
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