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Beijing bans Canadian birds *
China has joined other Asian governments in banning imports of Canadian poultry after avian flu was reported in birds on a farm in British Columbia.
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Bird flu death toll hits 15 *
Asia's human death toll from bird flu rose to 15 on Wednesday while China addressed its broadening zone of infected poultry with a new bird flu headquarters and Singaporeans turned in pet chickens for slaughter.
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Bird flu hits second B.C. farm *
An extremely virulent form of bird flu has spread to a second B.C. hatchery where 36,000 chickens must now be slaughtered, prompting officials to step up inspections in their fight to keep the outbreak from getting out of control and crippling the industry.
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Bird flu toll rises to 20 *
A 13-year-old boy died of bird flu in Thailand on Saturday, an official said, bringing to 20 the human death toll from the disease that's also killed millions of chickens and ducks across Asia and is now feared to have jumped to other animals.
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Chicken-farm workers didn't catch avian flu, tests show *
Three workers at a Vancouver-area chicken farm who got sick about the same time as chickens at the farm were dying weren't suffering from the avian flu virus, tests have shown.
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No more chickens for every pot *
Amid warnings that a mass poultry slaughter in B.C. will cause shortages and higher prices, representatives from the industry are to meet in Ottawa on Tuesday to discuss how best to fill the gap.
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Vaccine option possible against bird flu *
International public health, food and animal experts will announce today their recommendations for stepping up the fight against avian influenza, but early indications are they will give their blessing to mass vaccination for poultry.
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Five more human cases of bird flu suspected *
Vietnam reported five more suspected human bird flu cases Saturday, as the World Health Organization confirmed that a fourth death was caused by the disease and Taiwan began culling 35,000 chickens at an infected farm.
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