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URGENT: Quarantine imposed on all poultry farms in Russia

19:27 02/08/2005

MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - A quarantine has been introduced at all poultry farms in Russia after the bird flu virus was discovered in the Novosibirsk region (Siberia), the Agriculture Ministry said.

"All the potentially dangerous facilities have been isolated and measures are being taken to curb infection," the ministry's press release said.

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