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Kazakhstan takes steps to prevent spread of bird flu
AP Worldstream 07-29-2004 Dateline: ASTANA, Kazakhstan Authorities said Thursday they were tightening border controls to prevent the influx of bird flu which struck for a second time in Southeast Asia this month. Chief veterinary inspector Asylbek Kozhmuratov said disinfecting barriers would be set

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Kazakhstan boosts epidemiological border controls with China due to bird flu
AP Worldstream 06-20-2005 Dateline: ASTANA, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has boosted epidemiological controls on its border with China due to concern over the possible spread of bird flu, a top health official said Monday. "The Chinese veterinary service told us that in western China more than 1,000

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Bird flu kills 600 fowl in Kazakhstan, suspected human case not confirmed
AP Worldstream 08-03-2005 Dateline: ALMATY, Kazakhstan A bird flu outbreak has killed 600 geese in northern Kazakhstan, but a man feared to have contracted the disease was diagnosed with pneumonia, officials said Wednesday. Igor Filonov, the Pavlodar region's deputy emergencies chief, said the

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Bird flu appears in Kazakhstan
ASTANA/MOSCOW: The number of bird deaths in a Russian bird flu epidemic jumped sharply yesterday, and neighbouring Kazakhstan confirmed a fowl virus found in the Central Asian state could kill humans. Officials said no humans had been infected so far, but the highly potent H5N1 strain has killed

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10 poultry die of suspected bird flu in central Kazakhstan
AP Worldstream 04-26-2006 Dateline: ALMATY, Kazakhstan Ten domestic hens have died from suspected bird flu in a village in central Kazakhstan, an emergency official said Wednesday. Tests revealed avian influenza antibodies in the dead hens and one live hen and one duck, who belonged to a resident

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Bird flu kills 600 fowl in Kazakhstan, feared human case not confirmed
BAGILA BUKHARBAYEVA, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 08-03-2005 Dateline: ALMATY, Kazakhstan A bird flu outbreak has killed 600 geese in northern Kazakhstan, but a man feared to have contracted the disease was diagnosed with pneumonia, officials said Wednesday. Igor Filonov, the Pavlodar

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Kazakhstan conducts drill for bird flu prevention
Kazakhstan conducts drill for bird flu prevention ALMA-ATA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) - Kazakhstan on Thursday kicked off a two-day spring drill for bird flu prevention across the country. Participating in the drill are executives at both central and regional levels, emergency committees and epidemic

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Bird flu confirmed in western Kazakhstan
Bird flu confirmed in western Kazakhstan ALMA ATA, March 20 (Xinhua) - A dead wild swan found in western Kazakhstan has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu virus, an official from the country's Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. The bird was found on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

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Bird flu virus found in Kazakhstan could kill humans
Bird flu virus found in Kazakhstan could kill humans ALMA ATA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) - The recent bird flu outbreak found close to Kazakhstan's northern border with Russia was caused by the deadly H5N1 strain that can be transmitted to humans, a statement by Kazakhstan's Agricultural Ministry read on

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Kazakhstan ready for possible bird flu pandemic: official
Kazakhstan ready for possible bird flu pandemic: official ALMA ATA, March 16 (Xinhua) - Kazakhstan is ready for a possible grave pandemic caused by bird flu in the country as a mass migration of birds is coming in spring, sanitary official said Thursday in the capital Astana. "A mass migration of

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