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Researchers find no bird flu in Spain after extensive investigation
Researchers find no bird flu in Spain after extensive investigation MADRID, March 6 (Xinhua) - Spanish researchers have found no bird flu in the country after examining thousands of samples there, State Communications Secretary Fernando Moraleda told a press conference here on Monday. "What we

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Spain to increase purchase of bird flu vaccines
Spain to increase purchase of bird flu vaccines MADRID, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) - Spain Tuesday decided to increase purchase of bird flu vaccines as part of the preventive measures following the bird-flu outbreaks in several European countries. Spain will acquire six to 10 million vaccines, which would

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Spain adopts measures to combat bird flu
Spain adopts measures to combat bird flu MADRID, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) - The Spanish government on Friday approved new border hygiene measures to combat possible infection of bird flu, Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega told local press. Although the plan "is not exclusively

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Spain health committee approves 5 anti-bird flu documents
Spain health committee approves 5 anti-bird flu documents MADRID, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) - Spain's national health committee has approved five documents on the preventive measures and treatment of bird flu, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The committee, known as the National Executive Committee

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Spain extends bird flu protective measures to May 2006
Spain extends bird flu protective measures to May 2006 MADRID, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) - Spain's Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday extended to May next year the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of bird flu. "While awaiting the conclusions and recommendations of the EU group of experts, it is

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Spain still on alert for bird flu
Spain still on alert for bird flu MADRID, April 7 (Xinhua) - The risk of bird flu reaching Spain was reducing, but the country still maintained a high-state of alert, a senior official of the Spanish Agriculture Ministry said Friday. Carlos Escribano, general director of livestock in the Ministry

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Portugal beefs up measures against bird flu after outbreak in Spain
Portugal beefs up measures against bird flu after outbreak in Spain LISBON, July 8 (Xinhua) - Portugal has stepped up its anti-bird flu measures to prevent the further spread of the virus after neighboring Spain detected its first H5N1 case in a wild bird. On Friday, Spain reported its first case

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Spain denies bird flu entering
Spain denies bird flu entering MADRID, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) - Spanish Health Minister Ana Pastor said on Saturday that no bird flu case has been found in the country. Pastor told reporters that Spain has suspended poultry imports from Thailand, one of the countries affected by the disease which has

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WHO says Spain's implementation of anti-bird flu measures effective
WHO says Spain's implementation of anti-bird flu measures effective MADRID, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) - Spain has effectively implemented its rigorous anti-bird flu measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report quoted by Spain's presidential office on Wednesday. At the 7th meeting of the

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Spain steps up anti-bird flu measures amid outbreaks in Europe, Africa
Spain steps up anti-bird flu measures amid outbreaks in Europe, Africa MADRID, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) - Spain has taken a series of new measures to prevent the further spread of bird flu virus after Greece and Italy both reported new cases in wild birds this week, Agriculture Minister Elena Espinoza

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