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Alaska identifies first case of H5N2 bird flu
Alaska identifies first case of H5N2 bird flu
ASSOCIATED PRESSANCHORAGE: The bird flu strain that wiped out millions of turkeys and chickens in the Midwest last year has been found in Alaska for the first time.State health officials say a positive sample of a highly pathogenic H5N2 strain of avian flu came from a mallard duck.It was among wild bird samples collected during a banding project at a Fairbanks area waterfowl refuge earlier this month.
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Togo announces campaign to combat bird flu outbreak
Togo announces campaign to combat bird flu outbreak
The announcement comes after the virus was detected at two poultry farms in the Togo capital, LomeLOME, Togo – The Togo government said it is taking urgent measures to combat an outbreak of the avian flu virus, the country's state broadcaster said on Saturday, August 27.The announcement came after the virus was detected at two poultry farms in the Togo capital, Lome.Over 11,300 birds died in the outbreak, with the government incinerating the dead birds and culling others to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Togo slaughters 11,500 chickens after H5N1 bird flu outbreak
Togo slaughters 11,500 chickens after H5N1 bird flu outbreak
LOME, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Togolese authorities said on Saturday they had slaughtered 11,500 chickens in response to an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu at two farms in the capital Lome and the town of Adetikope, about 25 km north of Lome."We are in the presence of the H5N1 virus," Agriculture Minister Ouro-Koura Agadazi said on public radio, after the strain was confirmed by laboratory tests in Italy.Highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu has spread across a number of West African countries in the past two years, hitting poultry farms in Niger and Cameroon.
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