Senators slam voluntary bird flu testing
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Senators on Friday criticized the Agriculture Department's planning for deadly bird flu, saying the voluntary nature of its testing program threatens the U.S. poultry industry.
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A second person dealing with the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk is tested for the disease.
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The H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in another poultry farm in northern Bangladesh, forcing authorities to cull nearly 300 chickens, officials said on Wednesday.
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A wild bird which died of avian flu in Hong Kong is being tested for the lethal strain that has killed 32 people in Southeast Asia this year.
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PENANG, Malaysia  - A Malaysian veterinarian and  her three children have received a clean bill of health after  tests for bird flu, leaving no suspected human cases of the  deadly virus after an outbreak among poultry, the government  said on Monday.
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ANOTHER person, a veterinarian, has been put under quarantine for suspected bird flu as health officials say three others in a similar situation have yet to show any symptoms of the disease.
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A vet said to have been involved in clearing up at a Suffolk factory farm after detection of the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has tested negative for the disease, public health officials said.
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A senator suggested Tuesday that money federal health officials have sought to upgrade flu vaccine production is on the way &#151; an effort to avoid another year like this one, when the United States lost nearly half its supply of vaccine.
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A sixth swan tests positive for avian flu at the Abbotsbury swan sanctuary in Dorset, Defra says.
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Three out of four children tested for possible bird flu infection after the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of the virus resurfaced in Turkey do not have the disease, the health ministry has said.
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Australia called on Asia-Pacific nations on Thursday not to let commercial or national interests stand in the way of creating bird flu vaccines before a pandemic breaks out.
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Turkish authorities are testing four children for bird flu in a southeastern village where avian influenza has already infected the poultry, the agriculture ministry has said.
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A fourth swan has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Dorset
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Scientists have discovered the possible presence of bird flu in wild mute swans in Michigan &#151; but it does not appear to be the most worrisome, highly pathogenic strain, the White House announced Monday.
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Scientists have discovered the possible presence of bird flu in the United States &#151; in wild swans near the banks of Lake Erie &#151; but it does not appear to be the worrisome strain that the government has long feared.
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Tests on birds in Dorset will continue as vets try to contain the virulent form of bird flu found at a bird sanctuary.
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Government vets work through the night at a poultry farm in Suffolk to contain an outbreak of bird flu.