Pet worries fuel bird flu fears
NEWS.com.au - Australia
ALARM over the spread of bird flu grew today after Germany reported a dead cat infected with the virus, while France sought to curb restrictions on its poultry ...
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18322023-23109,00.html
Indonesian With Bird Flu Symptoms Dies; Virus Spreads (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- An Indonesian boy hospitalized after suffering from bird flu symptoms died, according to Jakarta doctors. ...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aS8StfVc3fwE&refer=t...
Rs.100,000 for proving bird flu in Jharkhand
Newindpress - Chennai,India
RANCHI: Bugged by declining sale of chickens because of the bird flu scare, a poultry owner in Jharkhand has announced a reward of Rs.100,000 for proving a ... http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18322023-23109,00.html
African press eyes bird flu dangers
BBC News - UK
The arrival of bird flu in Africa exercises publications across the continent, with some carrying reassuring reports that their countries are on top of the ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4762288.stm
Bird flu could disrupt World Cup - FIFA
Irish Times - Ireland
01/03/2006: The World Cup this summer could be disrupted if bird flu starts being passed between people, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has warned. ...
http://www.ireland.com/sports/soccer/2006/0301/1140626827501_11412408056...
Calls for bird flu military labs
Scotsman - United Kingdom
A military-style approach is needed to counter the worldwide threat of H5N1 bird flu, it has been claimed. US experts want to see ...
Hawaii on front lines for bird flu
Chicago Tribune - United States
... The virus, known colloquially as bird flu and blamed for at least 93 deaths worldwide, has yet to show any evidence of spreading through human-to-human contact ...
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=314722006
Russia plans mass bird flu vaccination of fowl
Reuters.uk - UK
... domestic and wild birds since July 2005 and planned to start mass vaccination of domestic fowl on March 10 to prevent the spread of the deadly bird flu virus. ...
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=...
BIRD FLU: THERE IS NO DANGER FOR DOMESTIC CATS
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - Italy
(AGI) - Rome, Mar. 1 - "Cat lovers can be tranquil, domestic cats do not risk to contract the bird flu virus, the H5N1 strain. "There ...
http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200603011829-1206-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&p...
Lab network proposed to avert bird flu pandemic
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (DoD-GEIS) in Maryland said the facilities would improve preparedness against bird flu and other ... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28748095.htm
H5N1 avian influenza in domestic cat in Germany
Actualités News Environnement - Lyon,France
H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA GERMANY - Authorities in Germany have today announced detection of H5N1 avian influenza in a domestic cat. ...
http://www.actualites-news-environnement.com/20060301-h5n1-flu-influenza...
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DA-12 holds forum on Avian Influenza Protection Program
Philippine Information Agency - Philippines
Koronadal City (1 March) -- The Department of Agriculture 12 in collaboration of the Avian Influenza Task Force conducted a forum on Avian Influenza Protection ...
http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060301.htm&no=51
(PRN) - Statement From Cats Protection Regarding Avian Influenza ...
Bolsamania.com - Madrid,Madrid,Spain
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http://www.bolsamania.com/internacional/listado.php?tipo=notasPrensa&Ses...
Avian influenza -- situation in Iraq update 01 Mar 2006
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland
A WHO collaborating laboratory in the United Kingdom has verified H5N1 avian influenza as the cause of death in a 39-year-old Iraqi man, previously announced ... http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6MGMAX?OpenDocument
Avian influenza in cat in Germany
OIE (press release) - Paris,France
According to the Friedrich-Loeffler Institut (FLI), an OIE reference laboratory for avian influenza, a cat had been found and was examined during the week end ...
http://www.oie.int/eng/press/en_060301.htm