Bird Flu Outbreak in Afghanistan Confirmed
AP Online 03-16-2006 Dateline: KABUL, AfghanistanLab tests have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Afghanistan, the United Natons and the government said in a joint statement Thursday."The H5N1 strain of avian influenza has today been confirmed in Afghanistan in six
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VOA NEWS: BIRD FLU FOUND AGAIN IN POULTRY IN AFGHANISTAN
The Voice of America issued the following story: U.N. officials have confirmed a new outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday samples collected from poultry in the Nangarhar and Kunar provinces
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Lab tests show an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Afghanistan
DANIEL COONEY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 03-16-2006 Dateline: KABUL, AfghanistanLab tests have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Afghanistan, the United Nations and the government said in a joint statement Thursday."The H5N1 strain of avian influenza has
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Lab tests show outbreak of deadly strain of bird flu in Afghanistan
DANIEL COONEY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 03-16-2006 Dateline: KABUL, AfghanistanLab tests have confirmed the first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in war-ravaged Afghanistan, the United Nations and the government said Thursday. Sweden also announced an outbreak of the
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Deadly strain of bird flu confirmed in Afghanistan, Denmark announces first case
DANIEL COONEY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 03-17-2006 Dateline: KABUL, AfghanistanLab tests on dead birds have confirmed the first outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in war-ravaged Afghanistan, health authorities said, while Denmark announced its first case of the deadly disease in
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US$1.5 MLN NEEDED TO WARD OFF BIRD FLU IN AFGHANISTAN: FAO.
KABUL, Jan 24 Asia Pulse - The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has demanded US$1.5 million in assistance from donors to ward off a possible outbreak of bird flu in Afghanistan. Avian influenza or bird flu is a contagious disease caused by a virus that usually infect birds and in some cases
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VOA NEWS: EXPERTS SAY IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED TO CONTAIN BIRD FLU IN BURMA, A...
The Voice of America issued the following story: By Heda Bayron The United Nations has dispatched supplies to Burma to help authorities there contain a possible outbreak of bird flu in chickens, as Afghanistan fears its own possible outbreak. Both countries are awaiting tests to confirm that the
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Lab tests show outbreak of deadly strain of bird flu in Afghanistan, Malaysia
DANIEL COONEY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 03-16-2006 Dateline: KABUL, AfghanistanLab tests confirmed the first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in war-ravaged Afghanistan, while the Swiss maker of Tamiflu on Thursday said government orders for its anti-bird flu drug were
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First case of bird flu detected in Afghanistan, high risk of deadly H5N1, U.N...
RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 03-13-2006 Dateline: KABUL, AfghanistanThe first case of bird flu has been detected in Afghanistan and there's a high risk that tests could prove it to be the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, a U.N. agency said Monday.The U.N. Food and Agriculture
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University of Georgia Veterinarian Helps Diagnose Bird Flu in Afghanistan.
Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., March 31 (AScribe Newswire) - Just back from Afghanistan, where she helped diagnose that country's first case of bird flu, University of Georgia veterinarian Corrie Brown has a new perspective on the disease that threatens to become the world's next
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