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Switzerland pledges extra cash to combat bird flu
Switzerland pledges extra cash to combat bird flu GENEVA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) - Switzerland has committed a further 1.1 million Swiss francs (about 860,000 U.S. dollars) on combating bird flu in Asia, the official website Swissinfo reported on Tuesday. The contribution came on top of the 4.8 million

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Dead swans in Switzerland test negative for bird flu
AP Worldstream 02-17-2006 Dateline: BERN, Switzerland Tests on six swans found dead in Switzerland showed no signs of the bird flu virus, the country's veterinary office said Friday. The Swiss government still advised people not to touch any birds found dead, and to alert veterinary authorities.

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Switzerland extends import ban to shun bird flu
Switzerland extends import ban to shun bird flu GENEVA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) - The Swiss government on Friday announced the extension of a ban on birds and poultry from Asian countries as well as Russia and Kazakhstan in a bid to prevent the spread of bird flu. In a statement, the Federal Veterinary

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Switzerland reports four more bird flu cases
Switzerland reports four more bird flu cases GENEVA, March 3 (Xinhua) - The Swiss authorities on Friday reported four more cases of avian flu, bringing the total number of H5 cases in wild birds to six. The Federal Veterinary Office in Bern said it expected further cases in the next few days as

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First bird flu case detected in Switzerland
First bird flu case detected in Switzerland GENEVA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) - The first case of avian flu has been detected in Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office announced on Sunday. The country's first bird flu case concerned a dead duck found in the port of Geneva last Wednesday alongside

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Two more cases confirmed of H5N1 bird flu in Switzerland
Two more cases confirmed of H5N1 bird flu in Switzerland GENEVA, March 13 (Xinhua) - Two more birds had been confirmed to have the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in Switzerland, bringing the number of cases in the country to three, the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office said on Monday. The two ducks were

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Second case of bird flu detected in Switzerland
Second case of bird flu detected in Switzerland GENEVA, March 1 (Xinhua) - A dead swan found on the banks of Lake Constance in eastern Switzerland has tested positive for avian flu - the second confirmed case in the small central European country. The Swiss Federal Veterinary Office said on

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Bird flu situation eases in Switzerland
Bird flu situation eases in Switzerland GENEVA, April 26 (Xinhua) - The Swiss government said on Wednesday that it would lift the two-and-a-half month outdoor ban on poultry as of May 1, thanks to the reduced risk of bird flu. It is now safe for farmers to allow their chickens outside again since

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Switzerland announces stockpiling of bird flu vaccine
Switzerland announces stockpiling of bird flu vaccine GENEVA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) - Switzerland has ordered enough bird flu vaccine to protect its entire population in the event of a pandemic, the government announced on Wednesday. The government said this amounted to 8 million doses of a new pre-

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Switzerland says H5 bird flu found in dead duck in Geneva
BRADLEY S. KLAPPER, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-26-2006 Dateline: GENEVA An H5 subtype of bird flu has been found in a dead duck in Geneva, but tests were still pending to determine if it was the deadly H5N1 strain, Switzerland's veterinary office said Sunday. The veterinary office

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