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Greece confirms first case of bird flu, conducting further tests for deadly s...
DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-17-2005 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece Authorities in Greece confirmed a case of bird flu Monday on a turkey farm on the Aegean Sea island of Oinouses, near the Turkish coast, and were conducting further tests to determine whether it was the

Publication: AP Worldstream

Bird flu will inevitably reach Greece but officials prepared, health minister...
AP Worldstream 01-31-2006 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece The deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, which has killed at least 86 people worldwide, will inevitably reach Greece, Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis said on Tuesday. "Until now, our country has had no problem whatsoever with bird flu," Kaklamanis told

Publication: AP Worldstream

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

Publication: Xinhua News Agency

Bird flu now in Italy and Greece; SPECIAL REPORT.(News)
Byline: BY ANUJI VARMA BIRD flu edged closer to Britain last night after new cases were confirmed in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria. Tests showed that dead swans found in the three European countries had been carrying the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, sparking fresh fears it will sweep across the

Publication: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)

Bird flu found in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria
ROME - Bird flu has reached Western Europe, with Italy and Greece announcing Saturday they had detected the H5N1 strain of the virus in dead swans. The announcement that the disease was detected in five swans in southern Italy came a day after the opening of the Winter Games in Turin, several

Publication: Sunday Gazette-Mail

Albania, Greece cooperate to keep bird flu under control
Albania, Greece cooperate to keep bird flu under control TIRANA, March. 23 (Xinhua) - Albania and its southern neighbor Greece will join hands in tackling the spread of bird flu, said a report carried by local media on Thursday. The two countries have set up a special mission formed by veterinary

Publication: Xinhua News Agency

Italy, Greece report bird flu in dead swans
MARIA SANMINIATELLI, The Associated Press The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 02-12-2006 Italy, Greece report bird flu in dead swans - Disease reaches Western Europe; virus also detected in Bulgaria By MARIA SANMINIATELLI, The Associated Press Date: 02-12-2006, Sunday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions

Publication: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

Greece announces all precautions taken against bird flu
Greece announces all precautions taken against bird flu ATHENS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) - Greek Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis said on Monday the government had placed an order for the special drugs used in the treatment of bird flu and to cope with an influenza pandemic, and was thus fully prepared

Publication: Xinhua News Agency

Deadly strain of bird flu inches west into Greece, Italy
ROME - Bird flu has reached Western Europe, with Italy and Greece announcing Saturday they had detected the H5N1 strain of the virus in dead swans. The announcement that the disease was detected in five swans in southern Italy came a day after the opening of the Winter Games in Turin, several

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

IT FLU TO THE EU.. Now Greece has bird bug.(Features)
THE first case of bird flu inside the EU was confirmed yesterday after the H5 virus was found in a turkey on a farm in Greece. More tests are needed to see whether it is the deadly H5N1 strain, which scientists fear could mutate and trigger a human pandemic. Greek Agriculture Minister Evangelos

Publication: The Mirror (London, England)