Bird flu case found in Spain.(Main)
Byline: Associated Press MADRID, Spain - Spain has recorded its first case of H5N1 bird flu, discovered in a wild fowl in a marshland area near a northern city, the government said Friday. Officials are working to determine where the sick bird came from and if the virus is similar to the strain
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EU applies bird flu measures in Spain
EU applies bird flu measures in Spain BRUSSELS, July 7 (Xinhua) - The European Commission confirmed on Friday the presence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in a wild duck found dead in a wetland in Spain. Samples will be sent to the Community Reference Laboratory for avian
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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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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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Poll: Bird Flu Worries Italy, Spain Most
WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer AP Online 10-19-2005 Dateline: WASHINGTONWorkers clean chickens in a farm in Benevento, near Naples, Italy, Monday Oct.17, 2005. Poultry for sale in Italy as of Monday will carry labels indicating its origin, in a bid to reassure consumers worried about bird
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Spain prepares against bird flu with 2 million doses of vaccines and firm mea...
AP Worldstream 10-14-2005 Dateline: MADRID, SpainSpain has acquired 2 million antivirus vaccines that may help humans stave off rare infections of bird flu, officials said Friday, as Europe implements measures against the virus' spread, first detected this week in birds on the continent.There have
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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 prepares against bird flu with 2 million doses of flu treatment drug
AP Worldstream 10-14-2005 Dateline: MADRID, SpainSpain has acquired 2 million doses of a drug that scientists believe may help humans stave off rare infections of bird flu, officials said Friday.There have been no cases of bird flu in Spain, Health Minister Elena Salgado said. The H5N1 strain was
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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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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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