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(AFX UK Focus) 2006-02-16 15:32 GMT: EU officials back proposed ban of poultry imports from Bulgaria (Interactive Investor) [Feb 16, 2006] BRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Commission said officials from EU member states backed its proposed ban on imports of poultry and bird products from Bulgaria after the H5N1 form of bird flu was detected there. [via YahooNews] More >>

REGION: Croatia Bans Poultry Import from Slovenia, Italy, Bulgaria and Greece (seeurope.net) [Feb 16, 2006] Croatia introduced a ban on the import of live birds, poultry and poultry products from Slovenia, as well as their transportation through the country, Croatian television HRT reported. The ban refers also to the other countries, which reported bird flu cases - Italy, Bulgaria and Greece. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird Flu Found in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria (ABC News) [Feb 14, 2006] Deadly Bird Flu Has Reached Western Europe; Strain Found in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria [via YahooNews] More >>

Second Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu Infection, Bulgaria (Medical News Today) [Feb 13, 2006] Bulgarian authorities say a second swan was also infected with the lethal H5N1 bird flu virus strain. Two more samples, of two more swans found dead near the Black Sea coast, have been sent to labs in the UK for confirmation, which could bring the number of confirmed cases up to four. No human cases have been found in Bulgaria... click link for more info. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird Flu Found in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria (News 8 San Diego) [Feb 13, 2006] The deadly bird flu has reached Western Europe, with Italy and Greece announcing Saturday they had detected the H5N1 strain of the virus in dead swans, while the European Union confirmed the presence of the deadly strain in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria finds more avian flu in wild birds (MSNBC) [Feb 13, 2006] Bulgaria has detected another case of H5 bird flu, authorities said, and expects it and two other samples found in dead swans over the past two weeks to be the H5N1 strain that can kill humans. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria finds more avian flu in wild birds (Newsweek) [Feb 13, 2006] SOFIA - Bulgaria has detected another case of H5 bird flu, authorities said on Monday, and expects it and two other samples found in dead swans over the past two weeks to be the H5N1 strain that can kill humans. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria finds more bird flu, expects deadly H5N1 (AlertNet) [Feb 13, 2006] SOFIA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bulgaria has detected another case of H5 bird flu, authorities said on Monday, and expects it and two other samples found in dead swans over the past two weeks to be the H5N1 strain that can kill humans. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria reports a fourth dead swan with H5 bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) [Feb 13, 2006] Bulgarian veterinary authorities announced they had detected a fourth case of the H5 bird flu virus in a wild swan found in the wetlands near the eastern city of Bourgas. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria finds more bird flu, expects deadly H5N1 (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) [Feb 13, 2006] SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has detected a second strain of H5 bird flu, authorities said on Monday, and expects the latest sample, like others taken in the past two weeks, to be the H5N1 strain that can kill humans. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird flu cases confirmed in Greece, Bulgaria, Italy (AngolaPress) [Feb 13, 2006] BRUSSELS, 02/13 - The deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has reached three European countries, with outbreaks detected in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, the European Commission confirmed on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird flu arrives in Italy, Bulgaria, Greece and Slovenia (Irish Examiner) [Feb 13, 2006] By Maria Sanminiatelli BIRD flu has reached western Europe with Slovenia yesterday following Italy, Greece and Bulgaria in announcing they had detected the virus in dead swans. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird flu cases confirmed in Greece, Bulgaria, Italy (People's Daily) [Feb 13, 2006] The deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has reached three European countries, with outbreaks detected in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, the European Commission confirmed on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Italy, Greece, Bulgaria hit by bird flu (Nine O'Clock) [Feb 12, 2006] ROME - European officials were scrambling Sunday to contain outbreaks of bird flu after cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of the viral disease were for the first time confirmed in EU members Greece and Italy as well as in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird flu found in wild birds in Greece, Italy and Bulgaria (News-Medical-Net) [Feb 12, 2006] According to European officials, the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in wild birds in Italy and Greece, and in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece & Bulgaria step up bird flu efforts (RTÉ News) [Feb 12, 2006] Greece and Bulgaria have stepped up efforts to control the spread of bird flu after the disease was found in wild swans. The H5N1 virus has been found in wilds swans in the Bulgarian wetland region of Vidin, close to the Romanian border. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-02-12 18:04 GMT: Bird flu virus reported in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Slovenia (Interactive Investor) [Feb 12, 2006] ROME - European officials were scrambling to contain outbreaks of bird flu after cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of the viral disease were for the first time confirmed in EU members Greece and Italy as well as in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird flu cases confirmed in Greece, Bulgaria, Italy (AngolaPress) [Feb 12, 2006] BRUSSELS, 02/12 - The deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has reached three European countries, with outbreaks detected in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, the European Commission confirmed on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird Flu Found in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria (AP via Yahoo! News) [Feb 12, 2006] Bird flu has reached Western Europe, with Italy and Greece announcing Saturday they had detected the H5N1 strain of the virus in dead swans. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird flu reaches western Europe -- Italy, Greece, Bulgaria (Jakarta Post) [Feb 12, 2006] ROME (AFP): The potentially deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu has been detected in western Europe, with outbreaks reported in Italy and Greece, as well as Bulgaria, while the death toll increased in Asia. [via YahooNews] More >>