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- 'Indonesia Probes Bird Flu Case for Human Transmission (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a 9-year-old girl in the same area of Indonesia where a teenager caught the virus days earlier, and officials are checking for signs of human-to- human transmission, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said.
'China reports fresh outbreak of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China reported a fresh outbreak of bird flu at a duck farm that led to the slaughter of more than 200,000 fowl.
'China bird flu strain found in Thai, Lao outbreaks: FAO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Recent outbreaks of bird flu in Thailand and Laos were caused by a strain of the virus that originated in China, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization has said.
'Indonesia: Bird flu claims girl, 9 (CNN.com)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A 9-year-old girl has died of bird flu, bringing the number of Indonesians killed by the H5N1 virus to 45, a senior health official said Thursday.
'Bird flu drugs need better grip on H5N1 virus: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Drugs designed to slow the spread of the form of bird flu most deadly to humans need to get a better grip on the H5N1 virus, according to a study.
'Indonesia probes possible cluster after 45th bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Health authorities in Indonesia have begun investigating whether a nine-year-old girl who died this week of the H5N1 strain of bird flu belonged to a cluster of human cases.
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