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Bird Flu: Spread of the H5N1 Strain
INTERACTIVE Updated: April 30, 2008     

Outbreak data
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 2005. All rights reserved. Compiled by FAO AGAH, EMPRES Programme, based on the following data sources: H5N1 outbreaks: FAO, OIE and official government sources.

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