Dutch to destroy 8,000 ducks to prevent bird flu outbreak

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch health authorities on Saturday were destroying 8,000 ducks to prevent the possible spread of bird flu, which has infected three farms in a week in the Netherlands, a leading poultry and egg exporter. A government statement said ducks were being culled in the central town of Barneveld as a precaution because authorities want to eliminate all risks after the H5N8 virus spread to three out of 12 provinces since last Sunday. …
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International Ebola fight helping but more work needed -U.N. chief

United Nations Secretary-General Ban walks after speaking to the media after the UN Chief Executive Board's private session on the Ebola response in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – International efforts to fight Ebola are helping to slow the rate of new infections in some areas but increased infections in others and fears of further contagion in Mali indicate much work is still to be done, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday. Ban said more trained medical teams are needed, especially in remote districts of countries in West Africa where more than 5,400 people have been killed by the virus. Ban said the coordinated efforts of country leaders and safer burial practices, combined with international support, are helping. …

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