VOA NEWS: SERBIA CONFIRMS DISCOVERY OF LETHAL BIRD FLU STRAIN; CRISIS DECLARE...
The Voice of America issued the following story: Health experts in Serbia have confirmed its first case of the lethal strain of the bird flu virus. A wild swan was found dead last week near the border with Croatia. Officials say tests run on the bird show it tested positive for the H5N1 strain of
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Urgent: Serbia confirms first case of H5 bird flu
Urgent: Serbia confirms first case of H5 bird flu BELGRADE, March 2 (Xinhua) - Serbia on Thursday confirmed its first case of the H5 bird flu virus in a swan found dead in the region of Sombor.
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Swan tests positive for lethal bird flu strain, first confirmed case in Serbia
AP Worldstream 03-09-2006 Dateline: BELGRADE, Serbia-MontenegroA wild swan that died in southwestern Serbia tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the first confirmed case for the Balkan nation, the Agriculture Ministry said Thursday.Samples from the bird _ found on Feb. 28 near the
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Serbia issues a hunting ban to prevent possible bird flu outbreak
AP Worldstream 10-12-2005 Dateline: BELGRADE, Serbia-MontenegroSerbia on Wednesday issued a hunting ban in an effort to prevent an outbreak of bird flu in the Balkan country.The Agriculture Ministry said it had banned hunting of 12 kinds of migratory birds that could bring in bird flu while flying
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Authorities report first suspected bird flu case in Serbia
AP Worldstream 03-02-2006 Dateline: BELGRADE, Serbia-MontenegroSerbia's agriculture ministry said Thursday that initial tests conducted on a wild swan found in northwestern Serbia revealed that it had died of the H5 strain of bird flu.Samples from the bird _ found near the border with Croatia _
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Bird flu fears in Serbia bring down prices of poultry meat
AP Worldstream 10-21-2005 Dateline: BELGRADE, Serbia-MontenegroFears of bird flu have brought down prices of poultry meat by about 20 percent across Serbia, producers said Friday.Sales of poultry meat plummeted in the Balkan republic after the H5N1 strain of avian influenza was confirmed in
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Serbia steps up border control against bird flu threat
Serbia steps up border control against bird flu threat BELGRADE, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) - Serbia decided on Tuesday to step up the control of passengers, baggage and vehicles from Turkey at all border crossings to prevent the spread of bird flu into the Balkan republic. Representatives of the
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Serbia steps up control on border with Croatia following outbreak of bird flu
AP Worldstream 10-22-2005 Dateline: BELGRADE, Serbia-MontenegroSerbia on Saturday stepped up controls on the border with Croatia after cases of bird flu were confirmed in the neighboring country.Meanwhile, Serbia's chief epidemiologist Predrag Kon said that an outbreak of the disease also could be
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Serbia denies being infected with bird flu
Serbia denies being infected with bird flu BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) - Serbia denied Friday that it has been infected with bird flu and protested against untrue news reports. Director of the Serbian Veterinarian Administration Dejan Krnjajic told the national Tanjug news agency
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Serbia takes measures to prevent bird flu
Serbia takes measures to prevent bird flu BELGRADE, Serbia- Montenegro, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) - Serbia has taken all necessary measures to prevent the bird flu since the first cases of the bird flu was discovered in Romania and Turkey, a government minister said on Wednesday. Romania and Turkey have
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