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Migration of bird flu virus raises concerns

24/08/2005

The detection of a form of bird flu in Russia and Kazakhstan has led to the deaths or destruction of almost 130,000 birds and increases the probability that humans could be exposed to the deadly strain, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Russia and Kazakhstan began detecting the disease in birds in July, and confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain in August.

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