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- 'China vaccinates 4.88 billion domestic fowls to combat bird flu (People's Daily)
China had vaccinated 4.88 billion domestic fowls by the end of June this year in a bid to prevent and control the spread of bird flu diseases, said a senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday.
'New bird flu outbreak hits Cambodian ducks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A new bird flu outbreak has been found in ducks in eastern Cambodia where the virus re-emerged last month, officials said on Tuesday.
'China will not be hit hard by bird flu this fall (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
China does not expect to be hit hard by deadly bird flu despite the cooler weather in the autumn, as mass vaccination efforts will be stepped up, a top agricultural official has revealed.
'China has not shared bird flu samples promised in March: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has still not shared virus samples from poultry killed by bird flu as promised six months ago, potentially hurting global efforts to develop an effective vaccine, according to a warning from a WHO official.
'New bird flu outbreak hits Cambodian ducks (SABC News)
A fresh outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in ducks in eastern Cambodia where the virus re-emerged last month, officials said today.
'China setting down rules to share bird flu samples (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has not provided international health agencies with samples of bird flu viruses found in the country since 2004, but is putting in place procedures to do so, a senior official said on Tuesday.
'Bird flu re-emerges in Egyptian fowl (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Egypt has detected four new cases of avian influenza (bird flu) in poultry, officials said on Monday.
'China will not be hit hard by bird flu this fall (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China does not expect to be hit hard by deadly bird flu in coming months, a top agricultural official said Tuesday, but a WHO expert warned there could be more outbreaks as temperatures fall.
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