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	Sunday, November 05, 2006


	Deadly H5N1 bird flu virus continues to spread across the world: FAO ROME, Aug 21, 2006 (AFP) - The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu continues to spread throughout Asia, [...] (August 21, 2006) WHO updates its chart listing the cumulative number of human cases of avian influenza On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its chart listing the cumulative number of human cases of avian influenza. [...] (October 31, 2006)		Monitoring Bird Flu in Québec’s Wild Bird Population – Initial results are now available on the MAPAQ’S web site QUÉBEC CITY , September 13, 2006 - The results from the 1628 analyses conducted to date on the wild bird population in Québec [...] (September 13, 2006) Commissioning of a reporting centre for gathering data on bird deaths Québec, August 11, 2006 – The ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) [...] (August 11, 2006)

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Measures to take
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