Israel Announces First Cases of Deadly Bird Flu Strain, in Turkeys
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JERUSALEM, March 17 Israeli health officials announced Friday that they believe more than 1,000 turkeys have died in recent days from bird flu, the first reported cases in the country. (article 5)
Initial test results appeared to confirm that birds being raised on four farms in southern Israel died after being infected by the H5N1 virus, avian influenza's deadly strain. (article 5)
JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 24 The World Health Organization might soon convene an expert panel to decide whether an unprecedented human outbreak of bird flu in Indonesia should trigger a higher global alert for a possible pandemic, health officials said Wednesday. (article 8)
Federal officials announced plans yesterday to sharply increase testing of wild birds to try to detect the arrival of the deadly avian flu in the United States as early as possible and stanch any outbreaks of disease. (article 3)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Tyson Foods has begun gassing and burying 15,000 hens from a flock that tested positive for exposure to a strain of the bird flu in Arkansas, state officials said Tuesday. (article 2)
CAIRO, Feb. 25 Of all the panicky ways that people worldwide have sought protection from bird flu, perhaps the most striking took root among Egyptians last week. (article 6)
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flu, virus, Bird, poultry, pandemic |
Source articles
- Arkansas chickens test positive for avian flu (dallasnews.com, 06/03/2008, 311 words)
- Arkansas chickens test positive for exposure to avian flu (dallasnews.com, 06/03/2008, 175 words)
- U.S. to Increase Testing Of Wild Birds for Avian Flu (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 474 words)
- A Pandemic of Fear (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 934 words)
- Israel Announces First Cases of Deadly Bird Flu Strain, in Turkeys (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 497 words)
- Spooked by Bird Flu, Egyptians Hoard Water (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 639 words)
- WHO Probes Bird Flu Cluster (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 672 words)
- Bird Flu in Indonesian Family May Raise Global Alert Level (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 393 words)
- Indonesians Love Chicken, Bird Flu Scare or Not (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 723 words)
- Bird Flu Fears Ignite Debate on Scientists' Sharing of Data (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 428 words)
- Researchers Shed More Light on Bird Flu (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 614 words)
- Bird Flu Vaccine Shows Promise (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 665 words)
- Ark. Officials Promote Getting Flu Shots (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 542 words)
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