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H5N1 strain suspected in bird flu deaths of 3 ducks in Romania
ALEXANDRU ALEXE, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-07-2005 Dateline: BUCHAREST, Romania Three domestic ducks have died of bird flu in eastern Romania, but authorities said Friday they have not confirmed whether the birds were infected by the H5N1 strain that experts are tracking for fear it

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New cases of bird flu found in Romania
New cases of bird flu found in Romania BUCHAREST, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) - Romania has detected new cases of bird flu in a village outside the Danube delta where the deadly H5N1 strain was first discovered in October, a TV report said on Saturday. Aurica Avram, deputy head of Braila county, said on local

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Thousands in Romania given anti-flu vaccine as bird flu precaution
AP Worldstream 10-10-2005 Dateline: CONSTANTA, Romania Thousands of Romanians were injected with the flu vaccine as a precaution while samples from dead fowl underwent testing for bird flu, the Health Ministry said Monday. Some 13,500 people received the standard flu vaccine in five counties in

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Romania detects new cases of bird flu in southern region
Romania detects new cases of bird flu in southern region BUCHAREST, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) - Romania detected new cases of bird flu in domestic fowls on Tuesday in the southern county of Dolj, the county's health authorities said. The three dead hens found in Dolj's Cetate village were confirmed to be

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Three more bird flu cases reported in Romania
Three more bird flu cases reported in Romania BUCHAREST, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) - Three new bird flu cases were found in eastern Romania's villages on Thursday, intensifying threats to the country already harassed by the deadly epidemic. The new cases were reported in the villages of Bumbacari and

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Romania reports new bird flu case in dead heron
Romania reports new bird flu case in dead heron BUCHAREST, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) - Romania reported a new bird flu case on Friday when the H5 type bird flu virus was detected in a dead heron found on the Prut River in Vaslui, a county in eastern Romania near the border with Moldova. After identifying

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Bird flu in Romania and TurkeyTests will determine the type of infection
Elisabeth Rosenthal International Herald Tribune 10-10-2005 The Asian bird flu seemed to continue its westward march, as two outbreaks of avian influenza in birds were reported in Europe over the weekend. Romania reported its first cases on Saturday and Turkey on Sunday, both presumed to be carried

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Romania takes measures to prevent bird flu from Hungary
Romania takes measures to prevent bird flu from Hungary BUCHAREST, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) - As neighboring Hungary confirmed the presence of the bird flu virus at a south-eastern farm, the Romanian authorities have taken serious precautions along the border to prevent the virus from spreading into the

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Romania detects more suspected bird flu cases
Romania detects more suspected bird flu cases BUCHAREST, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) - Romania detected new cases of suspected bird flu in the Danube delta and one of them occurred close to the border with Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Gheorghe Flutur said on Tuesday. "A swan tested positive with (bird flu)

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Turkey, Romania slaughter poultry as precaution against suspected bird flu
C. ONUR ANT, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-11-2005 Dateline: ISTANBUL, Turkey Turkey and Romania culled thousands of birds as a precaution after preliminary findings of bird flu in their flocks of domestic fowl. Their neighbors, meanwhile, banned poultry imports from the two countries.

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