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Article: Cyprus increases precautionary measures after H5N1 bird flu cases in north
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- January 29, 2006
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GEORGE PSYLLIDES, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-29-2006
Dateline: LIMASSOL, Cyprus
Cyprus was tightening controls to prevent bird flu Sunday after tests on birds from the northern part of the island revealed they had died of the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, a senior government official said Sunday.
"Cyprus is taking all the necessary measures to prevent the virus from entering the south," Agriculture Minister Timis Efthimiou said after an emergency meeting.
Poultry owners have been ordered to keep birds confined indoors, veterinary officials were carrying out island-wide inspections and all vehicles crossing from the north of the divided island into the south were being ...