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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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Italy well prepared for bird flu
Italy well prepared for bird flu ROME, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) - Italy is well equipped to deal with bird flu this autumn, Italian News Agency ANSA said on Wednesday. Italian Health Minister Livia Turco said her ministry has planned its response to cases of birds with the H5N1 virus entering Italy while

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Italy takes measures against bird flu
Italy takes measures against bird flu ROME, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) - Italian government Friday passed a decree aimed at tackling a possible bird flu outbreak. In the decree drawn up by Italian Health Minister Francesco Storace, Italian government had slated some 50 million euros for buying 35 million

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Italy's Health Ministry plans to distribute information booklets on bird flu ...
AP Worldstream 11-16-2005 Dateline: ROME The Health Ministry said Wednesday it would distribute 360,000 information booklets on bird flu to doctors across Italy, after a dangerous strain of the virus was discovered in birds in Europe, sparking fears among the general public. Doctors said most

Publication: AP Worldstream

Italy reports first H5N1 bird flu cases
Italy reports first H5N1 bird flu cases ROME, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) - Italy's Health Minister Francesco Storace said Saturday that the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain had been detected in swans in the country. It is the first case reported in Italy. The virus was found in swans in three Italian regions:

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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

Deadly strain of bird flu virus reaches 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: Daily Breeze

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)

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)

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