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Minnesota declares state of emergency over bird flu; Gov. Dayton authorizes National Guard call-up, if needed
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Minnesota declares state of emergency over bird flu; Gov. Dayton authorizes National Guard call-up, if needed | 24 April 2015 | Minnesota declared a state of emergency on Thursday over a fast-spreading strain of avian flu that has led to the extermination of more than 7.3 million birds in the country. The highly pathogenic H5N2 strain of bird flu has been identified on 46 Minnesota farms in 16 counties and affected more than 2.6 million birds in the state. State health officials said they were expediting prescriptions for the antiviral drug Tamiflu for farm workers and others who have been in direct contact with infected flocks…Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (D) said he had authorized the National Guard to be called up for duty if needed.
Source: http://www.legitgov.org/Minnesota-declares-state-emergency-over-bird-flu-Gov-Dayton-authorizes-National-Guard-call-if-needed
