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YEMEN: Polio cases rise in advance of vaccine drive
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SANAA, 22 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - The number of confirmed polio cases in Yemen has risen following the discovery of a fresh case in February, say health experts.Full report
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EGYPT: Man recovers from bird flu as wave of foot-and-mouth is reported
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CAIRO, 20 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - Health ministry officials reported the gradual recovery of a farmer from Qaliubiya province, 40 kilometres north of Cairo, who was taken ill with the H5N1 avian virus on Thursday.Full report
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MIDDLE EAST: MIDDLE EAST: Weekly round-up Number 65 for 10-16 March 2006
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EGYPT: First human bird flu death confirmed
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CAIRO, 19 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - After confirmation of Egypt’s first human death from the H5N1 avian virus, the government stepped up awareness drives aimed at preventing the further spread of the potentially deadly disease.Full report
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MIDDLE EAST: MIDDLE EAST: Weekly round-up Number 64 for 3-9 March 2006
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IRAQ: Blood bank urges donations due to surge in violence
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BAGHDAD, 6 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - The National Blood Transfusion Centre (NBTC) in Baghdad has made an emergency appeal for blood donations following increased violence countrywide. Full report
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EGYPT: Poultry reparations insufficient, say rights groups
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CAIRO, 2 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - Rights groups in Egypt criticised a government strategy to compensate poultry farmers and sellers, hard hit by the H5N1 avian virus two weeks ago, for fowl destroyed in a recent prevention drive.Full report
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MIDDLE EAST: MIDDLE EAST: Weekly round-up Number 63 for 24 February-2 March 2006
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DUBAI, 2 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - CONTENT: EGYPT: Poultry reparations insufficient, say rights groups IRAQ: Urgent action needed to head off civil war, says ICG IRAQ: Government defends use of curfew despite disruptions Full report
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IRAQ: Another suspected human case of bird flu, WHO
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BAGHDAD, 1 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is concerned about a suspected human case of the deadly H5N1 virus, known as bird flu, in Diyala governorate, some 65 km northeast of the capital. Full report
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IRAQ: Farmers sceptical about compensation promises
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SULAIMANIYAH, 23 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Farmers in northern Iraq are resisting the culling of poultry by health officials following an outbreak of the H5N1 virus, or avian flu, saying they want compensation before killing their birds.Full report
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