"Turkey reports first cases of bird flu
By BENJAMIN HARVEY
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey's agriculture minister confirmed the country's first cases of bird flu on Saturday and ordered the destruction of all birds in the village where it was detected to prevent the disease from spreading, the Anatolia news agency said.
Military police have also set up roadblocks at the village near Balikesir in western Turkey, 250 miles from Istanbul. The officers checked vehicles to make certain no birds were going in or out."
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