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- 'Bird flu found in pigs in Indonesia's Bali (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The H5N1 bird flu virus has infected pigs on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, a senior agriculture ministry official said on Monday.
'Kenya: Import of Poultry Banned After Bird Flu Outbreak (AllAfrica.com)
Importation of poultry and its products using the Lokichoggio Airstrip and roads linking Kenya to southern Sudan has been banned after cases of bird flu were reported in Juba.
'Bird flu update: 9 October 2006 (SciDev.net)
Below is a roundup 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 found in pigs in Bali (The Australian)
THE H5N1 bird flu virus has infected pigs on the Indonesian island of Bali, a senior agriculture ministry official said today.
'Striking new bird discovered in South America (Evening Standard)
A brightly coloured bird has been discovered on a remote mountain range in South America. The previously unknown species, the Yariguies Brush Finch, has striking black, yellow and red plumage.
'Bird flu still a major worry (Wisconsin State Journal)
A year ago, bird flu was in the news nearly every day. The drumbeat of a pandemic threat was growing louder. Health officials hurried preparation plans.
'Bird flu found in pigs in Indonesia's Bali (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters JAKARTA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The H5N1 bird flu virus has infected pigs on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, a senior agriculture ministry official said on Monday. "There were two pigs that ...
'Changes made to how Singapore will tackle bird flu pandemic (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE: Three key changes are being made to Singapore?s response to a possible bird flu pandemic, based on lessons learnt from the preparedness exercises Sparrowhawk 1 and 2 conducted earlier this year.
'No new bird flu outbreaks reported over ten months (Nhan Dan)
Vietnam's bid to prevent the reoccurrence of avian influenza has shown progress, as no new outbreaks of bird flu had been reported nationwide since the last December.
'EARLY BIRD FLU TEST IN THE WORKS (Meat News)
INDONESIA/SINGAPORE: The Indonesian government has teamed up with a Singaporean firm to develop an early diagnostic bird flu test kit for humans. Indonesia?s government announced last week that it is teaming up with a firm in Singapore to develop an early diagnostic bird flu test kit for humans.
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