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Deadly Bird-Flu Strain Confirmed Outside Moscow
February 17, 2007
Birds at Moscow's zoo were vaccinated against bird flu nearly a year ago (file photo) (epa)
Agricultural officials said laboratory results showed the strain in the Odintsovsky district west of Moscow and the Domodedovsky district south of Moscow.
Officials are still awaiting results on tests taken in a third suburban district, Podolsk.
(AP, Reuters, Interfax)