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 14)
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 14)
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 1)
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 8)
Laboratory tests conducted for the World Health Organization confirmed this week that five members of one extended family in Kubu Sembilang village had died of bird flu during the first two weeks of May and a sixth had been infected but was recovering. (article 2)
Jan. 16, 2008 - Health workers slaughter tens of thousands of chickens after bird flu killed more than 35,000 birds in eastern India, officials said. (article 9)
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flu, virus, Bird, poultry, pandemic |
Source articles
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- Israel Announces First Cases of Deadly Bird Flu Strain, in Turkeys (Washington Post, 06/12/2008, 497 words)
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