Bird Flu Monitor > Russian zoo closes after two geese found dead (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - One of Russia’s main zoos has closed down after the deaths of two geese sparked a bird flu scare, but the top sanitary official said on Tuesday that tests had not confirmed the outbreak of the disease.

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