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AYE AYE WIN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-13-2006
Dateline: YANGON, Myanmar
Myanmar has detected its first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry, officials said Monday, a day after the disease gained new ground in Africa and Europe.

Lab tests confirmed the outbreak in northern Myanmar after 112 chickens died, said Laurence Gleeson, a senior official at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, citing a report from the Myanmar government.

The news comes as Cameroon announced its first case on Sunday, becoming the fourth African country to be struck by the deadly bird flu virus.

New cases were also reported Sunday in Poland and Greece, in the latest signs of ...

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