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Roundup: Bangladesh takes measures to prevent bird flu spread
Roundup: Bangladesh takes measures to prevent bird flu spread DHAKA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) - The Bangladesh caretaker government has initiated a massive house-to-house surveillance to prevent thespread of bird flu in the country, local newspapers reported Tuesday. Dr Mohammed Salehuddin Ahmed, director

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Bird flu may break out in Bangladesh: study
Bird flu may break out in Bangladesh: study DHAKA, May 12 (Xinhua) - A recent study has said that if appropriate measures are not taken in time, Bangladesh could be affected by the new strain of influenza A virus, H5N1, commonly known as 'bird flu', local media reported Friday. The study,

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South Asia, Hong Kong wary of bird flu; Bangladesh kills more than 27,000 chi...
Officials slaughtered more than 27,000 chickens and ducks in Bangladesh after bird flu was confirmed at a poultry farm near the Indian border, a report said. Officials in India's West Bengal state, bordering Bangladesh, have been struggling to contain that country's worst-ever outbreak of the

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India, Bangladesh Try to Halt Bird Flu
India and Bangladesh searched for new cases of bird flu Thursday as authorities pressed ahead with plans to slaughter hundreds of thousands of birds in a bid to keep the outbreak from spreading, officials said. No human cases have been reported since the latest outbreak of bird flu was first

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India and Bangladesh try to contain bird flu outbreak as new deaths reported
India and Bangladesh searched for new cases of bird flu Thursday as authorities pressed ahead with plans to slaughter hundreds of thousands of birds in a bid to keep the outbreak from spreading, officials said. No human cases have been reported since the latest outbreak of bird flu was first

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Bangladesh takes strict measures to prevent bird flu from India
Bangladesh takes strict measures to prevent bird flu from India DHAKA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) - The Bangladeshi government has taken strict measures to prevent the spread of bird flu from neighboring India, where the avian flu has reportedly killed a poultry farmer. "The government in the wake of

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Bangladesh tightens bird flu vigilance in Myanmar frontier
Bangladesh tightens bird flu vigilance in Myanmar frontier DHAKA, March 13 (Xinhua) - Bangladesh authorities Monday ordered an intensified vigil against entry of poultry birds and products along Myanmar frontier hours after Yangon reported outbreak of avian flu at its central region, official news

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Bangladesh vigilant about bird flu as neighbors affected
Bangladesh vigilant about bird flu as neighbors affected DHAKA, March 23 (Xinhua) - Bangladesh does not rule out the United Nations' fear that the country might be affected by bird flu as it is surrounded by affected countries, but officials here said they are at their arms to prevent its entry.

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Feature: Bird flu saves thousands of migratory birds from hunters in Bangladesh
Feature: Bird flu saves thousands of migratory birds from hunters in Bangladesh DHAKA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) - It is all the bird flu, but nothing else to save hundreds of thousands of guest birds in Bangladesh from falling prey in the hands of hunters. Hundreds of thousands of guest birds, who come to

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Roundup: Bird flu pushes Bangladesh's poultry industry into uncertainty
Roundup: Bird flu pushes Bangladesh's poultry industry into uncertainty DHAKA, March 27 (Xinhua) - Bird flu pushes Bangladesh poultry industry into the brink of collapse as it will hit hard the export potentials of the poultry products. The avian influenza virus was first detected in a poultry

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