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FAO warns bird flu threat exists in Africa
Paris, France, 07/13 - Bird flu is still spreading in Africa and will continue to threaten the continent in the years to come, the UN food agency, FAO, has warned and called for rapid and decisive action to quell the disease.
Source: www.angolapress-angop.ao

Multiple mutations in Indonesian bird flu strain
Multiple mutations have been found in the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed seven family members in Indonesia although scientists are unsure of their significance, a leading science journal said on Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Ames lab prepares for avian flu testing
AMES (AP) -- The governments elaborate network for diagnosing bird flu will eventually come down to a sprawling 640-acre campus in the Iowa countryside where strict security is the only hint of the crucial role scientists there could play.
Source: www.iowafarmer.com

Local News African bird sighted in Nova Scotia
A bird of a different feather is causing a stir in Nova Scotia. Bird watchers are converging on Cape Breton in hopes of catching a glimpse of a bird usually seen only in Africa.
Source: www.tbsource.com

Chinese bird flu whistle-blower jailed: state media
A Chinese court jailed a farmer who reported bird flu outbreaks to the central government to three-and-a-half years for fraud and blackmail, state media said on Tuesday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Early Bird Camp coming to North Hall, Flowery Branch
MURRAYVILLE - Nine different teams will participate in the Early Bird softball camp beginning July 25th. The four-day tournament will be held at North Hall and Flowery Branch high schools and is the final summer camp before teams begin varsity practice August 1st.
Source: www.accessnorthga.com

Bird Flu Touches Europe's West Coast, Wild Bird Dead in Spain
BRUSSELS, Belgium , July 12, 2006 (ENS) - Avian influenza is creeping slowly westward across Europe. Farther west than any country where bird flu has been identified before, Spain has just confirmed its first case of the deadly bird flu virus H5N1.
Source: www.ens-newswire.com

Georgia gets a$6.4 million more for bird flu
ATLANTA Georgia will get an additional six-point-four (m) million dollars in federal funding to prepare for a pandemic of bird flu or other form of influenza.
Source: www.wtvm.com

New bird flu case in N.China under control: ministry
The bird flu outbreak in north China's Shanxi Province is under control and the quarantine of the infected areas has been lifted, reported the Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday.
Source: english.people.com.cn