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Agriculture minister warns possible bird flu outbreak in Bulgaria
Agriculture minister warns possible bird flu outbreak in Bulgaria SOFIA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) - Bulgaria's Agriculture and Forestry Minister Nihat Kabil has warned the country of a possible bird flu outbreak following the confirmation of the lethal H5N1 strain in dead swans, local newspaper Trud

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Bird flu cases confirmed in Greece, Bulgaria, Italy
Bird flu cases confirmed in Greece, Bulgaria, Italy BRUSSELS, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) - The deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has reached three European countries, with outbreaks detected in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, the European Commission confirmed on Saturday. The virus was found in wild

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Three more bird flu cases confirmed in Bulgaria
Three more bird flu cases confirmed in Bulgaria SOFIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) - The European Union's animal health laboratory in the United Kingdom has officially confirmed three dead swans found in Bulgaria were infected with the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu, the country's agriculture and forestry

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First human suspected bird flu death in Bulgaria
First human suspected bird flu death in Bulgaria SOFIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) - A young woman hospitalized last Friday in Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv has died after showing symptoms of bird flu, Bulgarian state news agency BTA reported on early Monday. The patient, 27, was sent to

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Bulgaria reports first suspected huamn case of bird flu
Bulgaria reports first suspected huamn case of bird flu SOFIA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) - A Bulgarian man suspected of having caught bird flu has been put into an isolation chamber for close observation and tests, Bulgarian telegraph agency reported on Saturday. The 32-year-old man from the southern

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Bulgaria launching bird flu awareness campaign amid outbreaks in neighbors Tu...
AP Worldstream 01-10-2006 Dateline: SOFIA, Bulgaria Bulgaria is launching a national bird flu prevention campaign amid fears that the outbreaks of the infection in neighboring Turkey and Romania could cross into Bulgaria, officials said Tuesday. Bird flu has killed two people in Turkey, prompting

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Bulgaria's first suspected bird flu cases confirmed as Newcastle disease
Bulgaria's first suspected bird flu cases confirmed as Newcastle disease SOFIA, Aug 18 (Xinhua) - Bulgaria's first suspected cases of bird flu in poultry have been confirmed as Newcastle disease, a low- pathogenic form of bird flu, not related to the potentially lethal H5 or H7 viruses, final test

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Bulgaria to supply Tamiflu to prevent eventual spread of bird flu
Bulgaria to supply Tamiflu to prevent eventual spread of bird flu SOFIA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) - Bulgarian authorities said on Sunday it will supply all veterinary departments and the units of the Civil Defense across the country with Tamiflu to prevent the spread of bird flu. The antiviral drug will be

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Bulgaria launches bird flu prevention campaign after outbreaks in neighbors T...
AP Worldstream 01-10-2006 Dateline: SOFIA, Bulgaria Bulgaria launched a bird flu prevention campaign Tuesday following fears that outbreaks of the infection in neighboring Turkey and Romania could cross into Bulgaria. In Turkey, about 70 people have been hospitalized with bird flu symptoms,

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Bulgaria braces for possible bird flu outbreak
Bulgaria braces for possible bird flu outbreak SOFIA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) - Bulgaria launched a bird flu prevention campaign on Tuesday following a rash of cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus in neighbouring Turkey. To prepare its citizens for possible outbreaks in the country, the Bulgarian

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