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Italy's health minister says H5 bird flu subtype detected in two more swans.

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| February 14, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: MARTA FALCONI

Italy's health minister said Tuesday that the H5 bird flu subtype has been detected in two more dead swans in southern Italy, but added it was too early to know whether it was the deadly H5N1 strain that was discovered in six wild birds over the weekend.

Health Minister Francesco Storace said the two possible cases were in the Puglia region in the heel of Italy where some of the confirmed bird flu cases were found, and further tests were being done.

"There is a high level of attention to the illness," Storace said in a report to a parliamentary committee. "We're taking all the useful measures to…

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