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Japan suspends poultry imports from Netherlands over bird flu
Japan suspends poultry imports from Netherlands over bird flu TOKYO, March 17 (Xinhua) - Japan has suspended poultry imports from the Netherlands due to suspected bird flu outbreaks there, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Wednesday. In 2002, Japan imported no poultry meat

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NETHERLANDS: MEASURES ANNOUNCED FOLLOWING BIRD FLU OUTBREAK IN HUNGARY
The government of the Netherlands issued the following news release: The agriculture minister announced measures following the bird flu outbreak in Hungary. All vehicles in the Netherlands carrying live poultry and hatching eggs to and from Hungary must be cleansed and disinfected twice. Minister

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Japan bans poultry imports from the Netherlands after two suspected bird flu ...
AP Worldstream 03-17-2004 Dateline: TOKYO Japan banned poultry imports from the Netherlands on Wednesday following the European country's discovery of two suspected cases of bird flu. The ban was imposed immediately after Dutch officials notified Japan of possible avian influenza outbreaks on two

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NETHERLANDS: START MADE ON VACCINATING POULTRY AGAINST BIRD FLU
The government of the Netherlands issued the following news release: From 16 March to June 2006, pet poultry keepers can have their birds inoculated against bird flu. Vaccination is now also an option for free-range poultry farmers. Vaccination provides an alternative to screening off poultry.

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Japan resumes poultry imports from the Netherlands after confirming bird flu ...
AP Worldstream 06-22-2004 Dateline: TOKYO Japan resumed poultry imports from the Netherlands on Tuesday after confirming that the European country has reported no new cases of bird flu for three months. Japan imposed the ban on March 17 immediately after Dutch officials notified Japan of possible

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Netherlands issues poultry lock-up order for fear of bird flu
Netherlands issues poultry lock-up order for fear of bird flu BRUSSELS, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) - Dutch Agriculture Minister Cees Veerman has called on poultry owners to keep their poultry away from wild birds to prevent the spread of bird flu, the Dutch news agency, ANP, reported Thursday. A regulation

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Mild form of H7N7 bird flu found in Netherlands
Mild form of H7N7 bird flu found in Netherlands BRUSSELS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) - Bird flu found on a central Dutch poultry farm this month is a mild form of the H7N7 strain of the virus, the Dutch agriculture ministry announced on Wednesday. According to Dutch media, the virus is a "low pathogenic

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Netherlands plans to relax bird flu prevention measures further in January
AP Worldstream 11-28-2005 Dateline: AMSTERDAM, Netherlands The Netherlands plans to further relax measures intended to prevent an outbreak of bird flu, the Agriculture Ministry said Monday. As of Jan. 1, the ministry will lift requirements that all commercial, pet, and zoo birds in "high risk"

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Netherlands begins vaccination of chickens against bird flu
Netherlands begins vaccination of chickens against bird flu BRUSSELS, March 16 (Xinhua) - Dutch veterinarians begin the precautionary vaccination of chickens against bird flu on Thursday, the first such program in the country. First in line are the "Barnevelders" and Bantam hens that are usually

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NETHERLANDS: BIRD FLU SUSPECTED AMONG OWL CHICKS AT BLIJDORP ZOO
The government of the Netherlands issued the following news release: Two dead owl chicks at Blijdorp Zoo, Rotterdam, are suspected of having been infected with the H5N1 variant of the bird flu virus. A veterinary autopsy will establish conclusively whether they were infected. Indications of the

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