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- 'World can't yet let down its guard on bird flu, U.N. says (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The threat of a bird flu pandemic is transforming poultry industry practices around the world, but health officials must remain on high alert for five to 10 more years, a top U.N. official said on Monday.
'Dead bird in Dutchess had West Nile virus (Kingston Daily Freeman)
POUGHKEEPSIE - A bird found dead in Poughkeepsie has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Dutchess County Department of Health announced on Tuesday.
'Competition draws bird-doggers from around U.S. (The Weatherford Democrat)
By Jerry Battiste Hendricks County Flyer (Avon, Ind.) AMO, Ind. ? Since the 1950s, bird hunters have been coming to Hendricks County for one of its best kept secrets, the Conservation Bird Dog Club.
'China lifts poultry export ban on bird flu-hit region (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has lifted a poultry export ban on a region of Inner Mongolia that suffered an outbreak of bird flu last month, state media reported.
'Russia tests bird flu vaccine (Business Day)
Clinical tests of a bird flu vaccine, developed by the Russian Health Ministry?s state-owned Science and Production Association Mikrogen in conjunction with the Academy of Medical Sciences, have been conducted in the last three months.
'Security threats and bird flu hit First Choice profits (The Scotsman: Business)
TOUR operator First Choice Holidays today admitted bird flu scares in the eastern Mediterranean coupled with recent airport security alerts would impact on full-year profits.
'Bird Flu Virus May Return to Europe in Coming Weeks (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu may return to Europe in the coming weeks, spread by wild ducks, swans and geese carrying the lethal virus south from their Arctic mating grounds.
'Quarantine lifted in bird flu-hit area of Inner Mongolia (People's Daily)
The quarantine imposed on an area in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which was hit by an outbreak of bird flu last month, has been lifted, local authorities announced on Wednesday.
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