H5N1 bird flu virus confirmed in England
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Authorities confirmed Saturday the H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected for the first time on a British poultry farm after 2,500 turkeys died.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Thursday a single case of human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus in a family in Pakistan but said there was no apparent risk of it spreading wider.
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Two Egyptians have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a day after an Egyptian woman died of the disease, Egypt's health ministry said on Thursday.
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Experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a turkey farm in the UK is the Asian strain.
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HOLTON, England -- Britain scrambled to contain its first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in domestic poultry yesterday after the virus was found at a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey producer.
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The World Health Organization is warning countries experiencing outbreaks of bird flu (H5N1) in poultry to be aware that domestic ducks may be infecting humans, as well as other poultry with the bird flu virus.
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A grey heron found in Hong Kong earlier has been confirmed an H5 avian flu suspect, and further tests are underway for the nature of the virus, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said Saturday.
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China has confirmed an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus among ducks in an outlying district of the southern metropolis of Guangzhou in Guangdong province, the Agriculture Ministry said.
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The European Commission on Saturday confirmed that an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in eastern England was the H5N1 strain.
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Four people have tested positive for a mild strain of bird flu, British authorities said Friday. The cases &#151; which are not the feared H5N1 strain, but the less dangerous H7N2 subtype &#151; were reported after poultry died at a small farm in north Wales.
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A vet reportedly involved in clearing up at a British factory farm after the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was detected has tested negative for the disease, officials have said.
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Authorities in Thailand have confirmed the country&#39;s second known human case of bird flu since July. The woman, identified as Pranom, was found to have the H5N1 virus of avian influenza.
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Two outbreaks of bird flu in small flocks in Afghanistan have been identified as the dangerous H5N1 strain, world animal health officials said on Friday.
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Experts in Turkey are checking whether a bird flu outbreak in the south east of the country is the H5N1 virus strain.
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The Public Health Ministry yesterday confirmed the second case of human bird flu in a new wave of the deadly disease and announced it was putting all parts of the country on high alert for the epidemic.
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British government sources have confirmed a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a farm in southern England, BBC and Sky television reported on Wednesday.
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China has confirmed reports that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in its pig population. Agriculture ministry officials said two infected pigs had been discovered, one in 2002 and one in 2003.