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URGENT: OIE reports bird flu case in Cote d'Ivoire
URGENT: OIE reports bird flu case in Cote d'Ivoire PARIS, April 26 (Xinhua) - The first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been reported in Cote d'Ivoire, where 17 infected birds were found in the Abidjan area, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday.

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Cote d'Ivoire's poultry farmers record great loss to bird flu
Cote d'Ivoire's poultry farmers record great loss to bird flu ABIDJAN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) - Poultry farmers in Cote d'Ivoire had registered from May to August 2006 an estimated loss of 1 billion CFA (about 2 million U.S. dollars) following the bird flu epidemic which hit the country last April,

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Deadly bird flu strain confirmed in Cote d'Ivoire: OIE
Deadly bird flu strain confirmed in Cote d'Ivoire: OIE PARIS, April 26 (Xinhua) - The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) confirmed on Wednesday the first case of the highly pathogenic type of H5N1 avian influenza in Cote d'Ivoire, where 17 infected birds were found in the Abidjan area. The

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Cote d'Ivoire says isolated case not to cause bird flu outbreak
Cote d'Ivoire says isolated case not to cause bird flu outbreak ABIDJAN, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) - An isolated case of bird flu earlier this month in Cote d'Ivoire's economic capital Abidjan would not cause an outbreak of the epidemic, a disease control official said Thursday. Test results showed that

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Cote d'Ivoire culls poultry after bird flu cases confirmed
Cote d'Ivoire culls poultry after bird flu cases confirmed ABIDJAN, May 7 (Xinhua) - Cote d'Ivoire began slaughtering poultry in the Abidjan markets on Sunday after the deadly H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in the west African country. The state television broadcast footage of the economic capital's

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Cote d'Ivoire confirms non-presence of bird flu virus
Cote d'Ivoire confirms non-presence of bird flu virus ABIDJAN, April 15 (Xinhua) - Cote d'Ivoire Minister of Livestocks and Marine Resources Alphonse Douaty confirmed on Saturday that chickens found dead in the Bondoukou region of the country were not caused by the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.

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UN agriculture agency, Cote d'Ivoire sign anti-bird flu accord
UN agriculture agency, Cote d'Ivoire sign anti-bird flu accord ABIDJAN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has signed an accord with Cote d'Ivoire on providing technological assistance to the impoverished African country to prevent and curb the spread of the lethal

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Cote d'Ivoire bans poultry imports amid bird flu scares
Cote d'Ivoire bans poultry imports amid bird flu scares ABIDJAN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) - Cote d'Ivoire's government has banned the import of poultry products from the countries affected by bird flu outbreaks, the national television reported Thursday. Cote d'Ivoire made the decision following Kenya,

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