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France says H5N1 bird flu virus confirmed in swans
05 Jul 2007 07:49:11 GMT
Source: Reuters
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PARIS, July 5 (Reuters) - Tests have confirmed that three swans found dead in eastern France were killed by the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the French agriculture ministry said on Thursday.

The ministry said on Tuesday it suspected the virus had killed the animals and it had put protection measures in place in the surrounding area.

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A worker in a bio-hazard suit walks in front of a hygienic sluice at the entry of a poultry farm in Wachenroth, southern Germany August 26, 2007. The H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in several ducks at a poultry farm in the southern German state of Bavaria, local authorities said on Saturday. All 160,000 birds in the farm would be culled, a ministry spokeswoman said. The farm has been sealed off.


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