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[Home (aboutflu.net)] Vietnam confirms bird flu outbreak (AP) AP - Thousands of poultry died of bird flu in the past two weeks in southern Vietnam, the government said Wednesday, in the country’s first reported outbreak in a year. Russian zoo closes after two geese found dead 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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