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- 'China Reports Fifth Human Case of Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
A poultry worker in northeast China has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the government said Thursday, making her the country's fifth confirmed human case of the disease.
'Study sees $675 bln US economy hit from bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A human outbreak of bird flu in the United States could deal a $675 billion blow to the economy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Thursday, citing a study by the Congressional Budget Office.
'Windows Live Local maps bird's eye views (Lifehacker via Yahoo! News)
Microsoft launches Windows Live Local with bird's eye views of major cities among other improvements.
'Zimbabwe grapples with bird flu outbreak at ostrich farms (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Zimbabwe has suspended ostrich and poultry exports following an outbreak of bird flu at two ostrich farms but tests show that virus is not of the same strain that has claimed lives in Asia.
'China announces new human case of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has announced a fifth human case of bird flu, a 31-year-old female farmer who fell ill after contact with dead birds but has since recovered.
'China reports fifth case of human bird flu (CNN.com)
BEIJING, China (AP) -- A farmer in northeast China has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the government said Thursday, making her the country's fifth confirmed human case of the disease.
'Ukraine says bird flu found in Crimea is H5N1 strain (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ukraine has the highly pathogenic type of bird flu that is potentially dangerous to humans, the strain known as H5N1, officials said on Thursday, quoting preliminary Russian data.
'Images: Microsoft maps take a bird's-eye view (CNET)
Microsoft unveils a beta version of Windows Live Local which gives a 45-degree bird's-eye view of major landmarks.
'Chinese woman has bird flu (BBC News)
A 31-year-old woman becomes China's fifth confirmed case of deadly bird flu.
'Poor vaccines seen hampering bird flu efforts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Efforts to control the spread of bird flu in poultry in Southeast Asia are being hampered by the use of ineffective and often fake agricultural vaccines, a British virologist warned.
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