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South Africa to cull 2,200 more ostriches in bird flu outbreak
ELLIOTT SYLVESTER, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 12-08-2004 Dateline: CAPE TOWN, South Africa About 2,200 more ostriches need to be culled, the agriculture department said Wednesday, as officials battle the remnants of an avian influenza outbreak that has already forced the killing of

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Bird flu outbreak under control in South Africa: spokesman
Bird flu outbreak under control in South Africa: spokesman JOHANNESBURG, July 26 (Xinhua) - South Africa said on Wednesday that the outbreak of avian influenza in the Riversdale district in the Western Cape province is under control after 8,000 ostriches had been culled. Steve Galane, spokesman of

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Woman suspected of being infected with bird flu in hospital in South Africa
Woman suspected of being infected with bird flu in hospital in South Africa JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) - A woman suspected of being infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was admitted to an isolation ward at a Pretoria hospital in South Africa, a local daily reported on Friday. But

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South Africa bans poultry exports as bird flu strikes ostrich industry
ELLIOTT SYLVESTER, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 08-10-2004 Dateline: CAPE TOWN, South Africa An outbreak of bird flu has killed 6,000 ostriches in the past three weeks, leading authorities to ban all poultry exports from South Africa, agriculture officials said. The first cases were

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South Africa culls ostriches due to bird flu
South Africa culls ostriches due to bird flu JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) - More than 31,000 ostriches were culled in South Africa's Eastern Cape province in the past three months after more positive tests for avian influenza, an animals society said on Wednesday. Celeste Houseman, spokesman for

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South Africa begins culling hundreds of ostriches to halt spread of bird flu
ELLIOTT SYLVESTER, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 08-11-2004 Dateline: CAPE TOWN, South Africa Government teams began culling hundreds of ostriches after an outbreak of bird flu forced South Africa to suspend all poultry exports. The outbreak has killed 6,000 birds since it was first

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EU bans import of ostriches from South Africa after bird flu outbreaks
EU bans import of ostriches from South Africa after bird flu outbreaks BRUSSELS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) - The European Union (EU) said on Tuesday that it decided to suspend import of live ostriches and their eggs, meat and products from South Africa until Jan. 1, 2005. The European Commission, EU's

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SOUTH AFRICA REPORTS BIRD FLU OUTBREAK
United Press International 08-06-2004 South Africa reports bird flu outbreak PRETORIA, South Africa, Aug 06, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) - An outbreak of a strain of bird flu that could infect humans has caused the deaths of 1,000 ostriches, South African authorities reported

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South Africa at no risk of Asian bird flu
South Africa at no risk of Asian bird flu JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) - South Africa is at no risk of contracting the avian influenza which has claimed at least eight human lives in Asia, the government said in Pretoria on Monday. Steve Galane, spokesman for the Agriculture Department, said

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Bird flu claims 1500 ostriches in South Africa
Bird flu claims 1500 ostriches in South Africa JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) - An outbreak of bird flu decimated the lives of about 1500 ostriches in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, according to a report on Thursday. The Eastern Cape health and agriculture department said that there are

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