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Article: New cases of H5 bird flu discovered in Sweden
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 6, 2006
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New cases of H5 bird flu discovered in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Eight new cases of H5 bird flu were
detected in Sweden at weekend, the Swedish Board of Agriculture said
Monday.
Tests carried out on 31 wild birds found dead along Sweden's south-
eastern coast revealed that eight tufted ducks were carrying what
appeared to be a highly pathogenic strain of H5 bird flu virus.
The eight new cases of H5 were discovered in close proximity to
the spot in Oskarshamn where ...