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Ukraine's Health Ministry confirms deadly strain of bird flu in Crimea
MARA D. BELLABY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 12-14-2005 Dateline: KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine's Health Ministry confirmed Wednesday that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in 11 Crimean villages. The strain was confirmed by Russian laboratory tests as being present in 11 out of

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Ukraine records first bird flu outbreak
NATASHA LISOVA, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 12-03-2005 Dateline: KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine has recorded its first bird flu outbreak after finding more than 1,500 dead birds in the Black Sea region of Crimea, officials said Saturday. The dead birds _ domesticated chickens and geese _ tested

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U.N. bird flu chief warns that Ukraine still facing high threat of new bird f...
MARA D. BELLABY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-15-2006 Dateline: KIEV, Ukraine The United Nations' top official for bird flu warned Wednesday that Ukraine is at high risk of further outbreaks of the disease and said it must be ready to cope with human infections. "The threat is still

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Ukraine fears spread of bird flu outbreak as fowl found dead in 21 locations
AP Worldstream 12-12-2005 Dateline: KIEV,Ukraine Ukraine's bird flu outbreak appeared to have escalated Monday as health officials reported new cases of domestic foul found dead in two cities and 19 villages on the Crimean peninsula. The bird flu virus had been confirmed only in nine of the

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Ukraine moves to prevent outbreak of bird flu in fall
Ukraine moves to prevent outbreak of bird flu in fall KIEV, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) - Ukraine's veterinarian authorities and its emergency situation and health ministries are taking measures to prevent a potential outbreak of the highly-contagious bird flu in fall in the country, Ukraine's veterinarian

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China gives Ukraine bird flu vaccines
China gives Ukraine bird flu vaccines BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) - China gave Ukraine five bottles of H5N2 and H5N1 vaccines Thursday, according to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture Friday. Sergei Alekseevich Kamyshev, Ukrainian Ambassador to China, accepted the vaccines and expressed

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Fear, uncertainty spreads in Ukraine as bird flu cases arise in its neighbors
NATASHA LISOVA, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-21-2005 Dateline: HAZHYN, Ukraine Bird flu hasn't reached Ukraine, but in this village where chickens and geese run freely, residents are debating what to do if it reaches them. They fear it's only a matter of time. In the past week, the

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Ukraine discovers new suspected bird flu cases
Ukraine discovers new suspected bird flu cases KIEV, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) - Ukraine has discovered new suspected cases of bird flu in a village in the Crimea peninsula, close to the area where the country's first case of the disease was detected, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Wednesday. "We

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Ukraine confirms one new case of bird flu on Crimea, health officials say
AP Worldstream 12-13-2005 Dateline: KIEV, Ukraine Ukrainian laboratory tests on Tuesday confirmed another case of bird flu, bringing the total number of affected villages on the Crimean Peninsula to 13, health officials said. The new results came as the government added another city to its

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Ukraine's Health Ministry confirms deadly strain of bird flu found in Crimea
MARA D. BELLABY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 12-14-2005 Dateline: KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine's Health Ministry confirmed Wednesday that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in 11 Crimean villages and that birds were dying in another 14 locations. The strain was confirmed by

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