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EU braces for bird flu as virus continues moving west

IRAQ, Serbia and Germany reported the latest cases in the spread of bird flu yesterday and health officials and researchers around the world prepared to fight a possible d eadly avian flu pandemic among humans.

Fri, 03 Mar, 2006

Lethal bird flu strain detected in cat in Germany

THE deadly strain of bird flu was confirmed yesterday in a cat in northern Germany, the first time the virus has been identified in a mammal in the EU.

Wed, 01 Mar, 2006

German tests confirm H5N1 in 10 more birds

German tests confirmed that 10 more wild birds found dead on a northern island had the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, the federal animal health institute said today.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2006

Germany: H5N1 bird flu confirmed in dead swans

Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer today said that tests have confirmed two swans found dead in northern Germany earlier this week carried the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Thu, 16 Feb, 2006