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PARIS (AP) - Three swans found dead in a pond in eastern France have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Agriculture Ministry said Thursday.
Officials have set up a control zone of about half a mile around the pond in Assenoncourt in the Moselle region to watch for more possible deaths of wild birds, the ministry said.
The ministry ordered domestic fowl protected from wild birds and banned pigeon racing competitions and some other activities involving birds.
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