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Taiwan confirms first case of bird flu
2005-10-20 03:19:44 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TAIPEI, Oct 20 (AP) -- Taiwanese authorities on Thursday confirmed the island's first case of bird flu, the Agricultural Commission said.

Birds taken from a Panama-registered freighter that was stopped by the Taiwanese coast guard on Oct. 14 tested positive for the H5N1 virus, the commission said.
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