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Germany's fight against bird flu
Found on 10 Apr 2006 17:28 GMT
The alarm caused by the discovery of a dead swan with bird flu in Britain is a direct echo of what happened in Germany when its first case was detected two months ago, writes the BBC's Ray Furlong.

Avian Influenza H5N1 infection found in a stone marten in Germany
Found on 09 Mar 2006 11:59 GMT
Officials in Germany have today confirmed H5N1 infection in a second mammalian species, the stone marten. This finding marks the first documented infection of this species with an avian influenza virus. Previously, H5N1 infection was confirmed in Germany in three domestic cats.

Ten new cases of lethal H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Germany
Ten new cases of lethal H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Germany BERLIN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) - Ten more birds had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Germany, raising the number of cases to at least 13 in the country, a government spokesman said on Thursday. The ministry for

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Bird Flu Found in Cat in Germany
MELISSA EDDY, Associated Press Writer AP Online 03-01-2006 Dateline: BERLIN Swans swim in the harbour of Wittower Faehre on the northern German island of Ruegen on Feb. 15, 2006. The H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed Tuesday Feb. 28 2006 in a cat in Germany, the first time it has been

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Germany raises bird flu alert to "high"
Germany raises bird flu alert to "high" BERLIN, July 5 (Xinhua) - The German authorities on Thursday raised the alert for bird flu from "moderate" to "high" after 38 more wild birds were tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain in eastern Germany. The birds were among the 100 found dead on an

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Cat in Germany Has Bird Flu
MELISSA EDDY, Associated Press Writer AP Online 02-28-2006 Dateline: BERLIN Swans swim in the harbour of Wittower Faehre on the northern German island of Ruegen on Feb. 15, 2006. The H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed Tuesday Feb. 28 2006 in a cat in Germany, the first time it has been

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Germany finds first suspected case of bird flu
Germany finds first suspected case of bird flu BERLIN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) - Germany found the first suspected case of the bird-flu virus, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday. Four dead swans were discovered on the Baltic island of Ruegen in the north of Germany, the spokeswoman

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Merkel says bird flu situation in Germany serious
Merkel says bird flu situation in Germany serious BERLIN, April 5 (Xinhua) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed here concern Wednesday over the bird flu situation in her country after the virus was detected in a commercial turkey farm in eastern Germany. Scientists at the Friedrich Loeffler

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Germany takes measures to prevent spread of bird flu
Germany takes measures to prevent spread of bird flu BERLIN, July 8 (Xinhua) - About 1,200 chickens, geese and ducks have been slaughtered over the weekend in the eastern German state of Thuringia after Germany confirmed this year's first case of domestic bird infection of the deadly H5N1 strain

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New bird flu cases confirmed in Germany, suspected in France, Austria
New bird flu cases confirmed in Germany, suspected in France, Austria BRUSSELS, July 4 (Xinhua) - Germany has confirmed bird flu cased in wild birds in Thuringia while French and Austrian authorities have reported new suspected cases in wild birds in their territories, said the European Commission

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Roundup: bird flu spreads to Slovenia, Germany, EU tightens control
Roundup: bird flu spreads to Slovenia, Germany, EU tightens control ` BRUSSELS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) - Slovenia's government on Thursday confirmed its first bird flu case in the north of the country. Germany also confirmed two dead swans had been affected with the fatal H5N1 virus. The European Union

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Germany confirms 110 cases of bird flu among wild birds
Germany confirms 110 cases of bird flu among wild birds BERLIN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) - Germany has confirmed 110 cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain among wild birds, agricultural authorities said on Thursday. All the dead wild birds with the H5N1 virus were found in the eastern German state of

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