Indonesia records new bird flu death, Malaysia and India step up culling
ROBIN McDOWELL, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-23-2006 Dateline: JAKARTA, IndonesiaIndonesia said a 27-year-old woman died of bird flu as it prepared to scour the capital for infected poultry starting Friday, while Malaysia and India expanded the slaughter of chickens to try to contain
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Five in hospital cleared of bird flu as Malaysia enlarges watch area to downt...
PAULINE JASUDASON, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-22-2006 Dateline: KUALA LUMPUR, MalaysiaFive people hospitalized after a bird flu outbreak have been declared free of the disease, the health minister said Wednesday, as Malaysia stepped up preventive measures, culling nearly 850 birds
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Malaysia finds more bird flu cases in outbreak area
PAULINE JASUDASON, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 09-11-2004 Dateline: KUALA LUMPUR, MalaysiaMalaysia found new cases of bird flu Saturday in an infected area that had been under quarantine for three weeks, setting off a new round of culling poultry and screening people to contain the
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Malaysia takes measures to prevent bird flu
Malaysia takes measures to prevent bird flu KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) - The government has put in place various pre-emptive measures to ensure that the bird flu doesn't spread in Malaysia, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Saturday. The north border areas are being scrutinized so
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Two under observation for bird flu as Malaysia expands hunts for diseased birds
AP Worldstream 02-23-2006 Dateline: KUALA LUMPUR, MalaysiaTwo children remained in hospital Thursday pending tests for bird flu, as hundreds of veterinary officials and students prepared to fan out in Malaysia's main city to look for diseased birds.Four other children and two adults who were also
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Malaysia threatens to jail poultry owners who hide poultry in bird flu hotspot
AP Worldstream 02-27-2006 Dateline: KUALA LUMPUR, MalaysiaPoultry owners hiding birds or fowl from authorities in a bird flu-hit area face a maximum six-month jail term and a 500 ringgit (US$140; euro117) fine, a news report said Monday.Residents in four hamlets in the Kuala Lumpur suburb of Gombak
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Malaysia prevents bird flu outbreak effectively: minister
Malaysia prevents bird flu outbreak effectively: minister KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) - The measures taken by the government so far had been effective in preventing the outbreak of bird flu in Malaysia, Health Minister Chua Jui Meng said here on Friday. "Although many countries, including our
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Chicken sales in Malaysia down after bird flu outbreak, official says
AP Worldstream 02-25-2006 Dateline: KUALA LUMPUR, MalaysiaMalaysians are eating less chicken after a bird flu outbreak was reported last week, an official said Saturday, as authorities continued to cull birds in the affected area.Daily sales have fallen by about 30 percent, or 300,000 chickens, Lee
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Malaysia bans import of pet birds to avert bird flu
AP Worldstream 10-27-2005 Dateline: KUALA LUMPUR, MalaysiaMalaysia has banned the import of pet birds in the latest step aimed at averting an outbreak of bird flu after a South American parrot died in Britain from the disease, an official and a news report said Thursday.Malaysia has imported nearly
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Malaysia testing three people for bird flu; says outbreak isolated
AP Worldstream 08-21-2004 Dateline: KUALA LUMPUR, MalaysiaMalaysian officials on Saturday were testing three people who fell ill in a village hit by the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, after international health officials warned that the virus appeared to be entrenched in parts of Southeast
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