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- 'EGYPT DETECTS NEW HUMAN H5N1 BIRD FLU CASE (Meat News)
EGYPT: Egypt detects its first human case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus since May. A World Health Organization official says an Egyptian woman who raised ducks from her home has been diagnosed with the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus.
'Egypt: Another Human Case of Bird Flu (AllAfrica.com)
Egyptian health officials on Thursday blamed the most recent case of human bird-flu infection in Egypt on poor observance of government regulations aimed at stamping out the virus.
'London financial hub poised for bird flu test (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The ability of London's financial services industry to cope with an outbreak of a bird flu pandemic will be put to the test from Friday as dozens of firms across the City of London assess their preparedness.
'Egypt still battling with bird flu, new case detected (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A new case of human bird flu, the first since May, was detected in Egypt, indicating behaviour has been slow to change despite widespread awareness campaigns, officials and experts said.
'EGYPT: Another human case of bird flu (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Egyptian health officials on Thursday blamed the most recent case of human bird-flu infection in Egypt on poor observance of government regulations aimed at stamping out the virus, after it was confirmed on Wednesday that a 39-year old woman in the Nile Delta province of Gharbiya had contracted avian influenza.
'FAO opens new bird flu crisis unit (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The UN food agency FAO has opened a new crisis unit to enable a rapid response to outbreaks of bird flu and other animal or plant diseases threatening human health.
'U.N. says bird flu awareness increases (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu awareness has increased worldwide since last year, but countries still must keep up surveillance and response plans against the disease, U.N. officials said Thursday.
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