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First case of bird flu in sheep found on UK farm

The first case of bird flu in sheep has been found in the UK, the nation's chief veterinary officer has confirmed. The exact location of the farm has not been…

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Bird flu poses growing pandemic threat as virus evolves

Bird flu poses an increasing pandemic threat as it becomes more adaptive, jumping to humans, pets and zoo animals, Europe’s disease and food agencies warned. They are urging countries to…

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WHO says risk of bird flu ‘still low’ after US reports its first human death

The H5N1 virus has affected mainly farmworkers in that came into close contact with poultry flocks and cattle herds. However, the WHO has stated that the risk to the general…

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Teenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu

A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital, in what is believed to be Canada’s first human case of bird flu. “This was a healthy teenager…

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Bird flu spreading fast among EU poultry

Bird flu has been spreading fast among poultry in the European Union this season, raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to the deaths of tens of…

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First pig infected with H5N1 bird flu recorded in the US

H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

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Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat

Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease, vaccinating vulnerable species and war-gaming…

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Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic ‘unfolding in slow motion’

Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews with more than…

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Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans, in world first

Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday, making it the first country…

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First confirmed human case of bird flu H5N2 has died

A person with prior health complications who had contracted bird flu died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World Health Organization…

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US, European nations consider vaccinating workers exposed to bird flu

The United States and Europe are taking steps to acquire or manufacture H5N1 bird flu vaccines that could be used to protect at-risk poultry and dairy workers, veterinarians and lab…

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Australia reports first human avian flu infection

Australia reported its first human case of avian influenza on Wednesday in a child who authorities said had been infected in India but made a full recovery, while a different…

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Risk of bird flu spreading to cows outside US, says WHO

A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday there was a risk of H5N1 bird flu virus spreading to cows in other countries beyond the United States through migratory birds.…

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CDC issues health alert for bird flu infection in US

The U.S. CDC issued a health alert to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy…

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China reports death of woman from combined H3N2, H10N5 bird flu

By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING, Jan 31 (Reuters) - China on Wednesday reported the death of a woman due to an infection of combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of bird…

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France reports bird flu on turkey farm as disease spreads in Europe

PARIS, (Reuters) - France has detected an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu virus on a turkey farm in the northwest of the country, the agriculture ministry said, as a…

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Poland, EU’s biggest poultry producer, reports bird flu outbreak

Poland, the European Union's largest poultry producer, has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus among poultry in the northern part of the country, the World…

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UN agencies warn surging bird flu outbreaks raise human-infection risk

Three UN agencies warned that an ongoing rise in avian flu outbreaks globally raised concerns that the virus might adapt to infect humans more easily, and urged countries to strengthen…

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France confirms bird flu vaccination after favourable tests

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) - France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination programme against bird flu in the autumn after results from a series of tests on the vaccination…

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Brazil declares 180-day animal health emergency amid avian flu cases in wild birds

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, May 22 (Reuters) - Brazil on Monday declared a state of animal health emergency for 180 days in response to the country's first ever detection of the…

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Animal health body urges bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Governments should consider vaccinating birds against bird flu to avoid the virus - which has already killed hundreds of millions of birds and infected mammals worldwide -…

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LDC fears bird flu may spread through France again

By Sybille De La Hamaide PARIS, (Reuters) - France's largest poultry producer, LDC, warned that an upsurge in bird flu cases in the southwest might lead to the virus spreading…

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Bird flu detected in two poultry workers in the UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has detected avian influenza virus in two poultry workers in England following testing for people who have been in contact with infected birds, the country's health…

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China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO

BEIJING, April 12 (Reuters) - A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation…

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France launches first order for bird flu vaccines

By Sybille De La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) - France has launched a tender for 80 million doses of bird flu vaccines in order to be ready to start its vaccination…

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Chile detects first case of bird flu in a human

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile detected the first case of bird flue in a human, the country's health ministry reported. The case was detected in a 53-year-old man who presented severe…

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South American countries create task force to tackle bird flu threat

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - South American health authorities have created a regional technical committee to deal with outbreaks of bird flu as the disease spreads and poses a threat to…

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Flu experts gather with H5N1 risk on the agenda

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian…

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UPDATED: Bird flu situation ‘worrying’, WHO working with Cambodia

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is working with the Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu were found in the country among…

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Argentina tightens health protocols to control bird flu

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - Argentina's government adopted new measures to prevent spread of bird flu and limit potential damage to exports as cases rise in the region. Authorities decided to…

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Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines

Severe bird flu kills millions of fowl worldwide EU on track to allow bird flu vaccinations Mexico, Ecuador recently launched vaccination campaigns U.S. government reluctant due to fears of trade…

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More South American nations report bird flu cases; Brazil remains free

By Victor Borges, Ana Mano, Maximilian Heath SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The confirmation of more bird flu cases in South America raised alarm bells in Brazil, which remains free of contagion…

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Don’t assume bird flu risk to humans will remain low, WHO warns

The risk of bird flu spreading in humans is low at the moment - but it doesn't mean it will necessarily stay that way, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has…

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Bird flu spreads in Czech Republic’s largest outbreak

PRAGUE, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Czech authorities will destroy all 750,000 hens on a poultry farm at the centre of its worst outbreak of bird flu so far as the…

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Czech farm to cull 220,000 chickens in country’s largest bird flu outbreak

Czech authorities are preparing to destroy up to 220,000 hens on a poultry farm in the west of the country after bird flu was discovered there last week, in the…

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Bird flu situation is worsening in France

PARIS (Reuters) - The spread of bird flu has accelerated in the past weeks in France, the European Union's second largest poultry producer, the farm ministry said, raising concern of…

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EU says Europe plagued by ‘most devastating’ bird flu outbreak ever

Europe has been gripped by its "most devastating" ever outbreak of bird flu in the past year, European health authorities said as experts study the feasibility of vaccinations. Between October…

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Peru reports first severe bird-flu outbreak

PARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Peru has reported its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza as the disease swept through some wild pelicans, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal…

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Eggs rationing at some British supermarkets as avian flu hits supply

LONDON (Reuters) - Some British supermarkets have started to ration customers' purchase of eggs after supplies were disrupted by avian flu. Britain is facing its largest-ever outbreak of bird flu…

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Denmark reports bird flu outbreak on turkey farm, WOAH says

PARIS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Denmark has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, on a turkey farm, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health…

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France orders poultry indoors as bird flu risk level raised to “high”

PARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - France raised its risk level regarding bird flu to "high" from "moderate", it said in a decree published in the official journal on Thursday, thereby…

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Spain detects two bird flu infections in poultry farm workers

MADRID (Reuters) - Two Spanish poultry farm workers tested positive for bird flu following an outbreak in poultry, in what appears to be the first known human infections in Spain…

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Dutch to cull around 44,000 turkeys to contain bird flu

AMSTERDAM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities were overseeing the cull of around 44,000 turkeys on a farm in the south of the country after the detection of a…

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Netherlands culls a further 300,000 chickens amid bird flu epidemic

AMSTERDAM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Netherlands is to cull another 300,000 chickens on a farm in the south of the country after the detection of a highly infectious strain…

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Algeria reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak on farm

PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Algeria has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm in the northern part of the country, the Paris-based World…

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Dutch to cull around 102,000 chickens to contain bird flu

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands is to cull around 102,000 chickens on a farm in the northern city of Kiel-Windeweer after the detection of a highly infectious strain of bird…

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Belgium reports bird flu outbreak on farm near Dutch border

PARIS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Belgium has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on a poultry farm near the border with the Netherlands, the World Organisation for…

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New bird flu wave in France raises fears deadly virus here to stay

ROUZIC ISLAND, France, (Reuters) - The island of Rouzic's windswept clifftops should be teeming with gannets, but an unseasonal wave of bird flu on the French Atlantic coast this summer…

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Thousands of dead migrant seabirds wash up on Canada shore, avian flu suspected

TORONTO, (Reuters) - The carcasses of thousands of migrant seabirds have washed up on the shores of eastern Canada this week and preliminary findings showed that the birds died of avian flu.…

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U.S. reports its first human case of H5 bird flu

April 29 (Reuters) - The first known human case of H5 bird flu in the United States has appeared in a person in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

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China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu

BEIJING, April 27 (Reuters) - China has recorded its first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, but the risk of its spread among people is low, the health authority…

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New bird flu cases identified in Pennsylvania and Utah, USDA says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New bird flu cases were detected in a commercial chicken flock in Pennsylvania and a backyard flock in Utah, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, with the outbreak now…

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Rare upsurge in bird flu makes for worst-ever crisis in France

France is facing its worst bird flu crisis in history as a rare rebound in outbreaks of the highly contagious virus reached the country's largest poultry producing regions with cullings…

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Free-range eggs unavailable in Britain from Monday

Consumers will no longer be able to buy free-range eggs in the UK from Monday, with birds not having been allowed outdoors since November due to fears of avian flu…

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Iowa reports highly lethal bird flu in commercial egg-laying chickens

Iowa reported an outbreak of highly lethal bird flu in a commercial flock of egg-laying chickens, raising the risk for further infections in the top U.S. egg-producing state. Iowa was…

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U.S. poultry producers harden safety measures as bird flu spreads

U.S. poultry producers are tightening safety measures for their flocks as disease experts warn that wild birds are likely spreading a highly lethal form of avian flu across the country.…

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U.S. confirms highly pathogenic bird flu at Indiana turkey farm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu in an Indiana turkey flock, the nation's first case in a commercial poultry…

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