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Since the first reports of H5N1 avian flu in 1996 in farm geese in China, this virus has spread across the Far East, across Europe and even into Africa. This interactive map shows you how the virus has spread across the globe from 1996 to the latest reported cases in March 2006.

Use the scroll bars to watch - either slowly or fast - how the virus has spread.

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