Bird Flu Avian Influenza H5N1 United States News 

STATE DEPT.: U.S. ENHANCES PLAN TO DETECT ENTRY OF DANGEROUS BIRD FLU STRAIN
The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release: By Kathryn McConnell Washington File Staff Writer The United States has enhanced its strategy for detecting if a highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) enters the United States. The

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STATE DEPT.: USAID INCREASES FUNDING FOR BIRD FLU PREPAREDNESS
The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release: By Kathryn McConnell Washington File Staff Writer The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is increasing funding for poor countries' preparations for a potential avian influenza

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Bird-Flu Fears Stir Flurry of Precautions in United States.
By Diedtra Henderson, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15-NEW YORK - If a killer avian flu now sweeping Asia hits stateside, the best poultry producers could hope for is to limit infections to birds in a single state. That's the thinking behind killing all 89,000 chickens

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