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- 'Bird flu kills Thai boy, bleak reports in US (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu killed a young Thai boy, Asia's 70th victim of the deadly virus, authorities said on Friday, as two reports detailed how a pandemic could cause a serious recession in the United States.
'Death toll from bird flu hits 70 as Thai boy dies (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Thai boy has become the 70th Asian to die of bird flu, authorities said on Friday, as reports warned a flu pandemic could cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars as well as millions of lives.
'Bird flu threat takes away chickens' free range (International Herald Tribune)
Veterinary workers preparing to cull a chicken with gas fumes. Bird flu's very existence is changing the way farmers do business in Europe, particularly in the high-end organic farming industry.
'Turkey says bird flu risk over (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Turkey announced that it had defeated bird flu in the country's northwest after testing thousands of samples and slaughtering some 10,000 winged animals.
'Bird flu spread may raise Vietnam's poverty (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Vietnam's bird flu outbreaks threaten to drop farmers back into the poverty they escaped only recently and the government needs to find ways to help them, a United Nation official said on Friday.
'Reports detail bird flu effects on US (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A pandemic of bird flu could cause a serious recession of the U.S. economy, with immediate costs of between $500 billion and $675 billion, according to two estimates released on Thursday.
'Death toll from bird flu hits 70 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Thai boy has become the 70th person to die of bird flu, authorities said on Friday, as reports warned a flu pandemic could cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars as well as millions of lives.
'Boy dies of bird flu in Thailand (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A five-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Thailand, marking the country's 14th death from the H5N1 virus, authorities said, as they launched an investigation into how he contracted the disease.
'Japan to kill 19,000 chickens due to bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japanese authorities have ordered a cull of 19,000 more chickens after tests showed they had been infected with bird flu.
'Thailand records 14th bird flu fatality after five-year-old boy dies (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A five-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Thailand, becoming the country's 14th death from the H5N1 virus, as authorities began investigating how he contracted the disease.
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