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Md. officials hear USDA assurances on bird flu

WASHINGTON - Maryland's congressional delegation, alarmed by the weekend appearance of avian influenza on the lower Eastern Shore, were reassured by a U.S. Department of Agriculture veterinarian yesterday that local officials and the industry are acting aggressively to contain the economically dangerous disease.

By Jamie Smith Hopkins

March 11, 2004

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