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- 'Bird flu update: 12 December 2005 (SciDev.net)
Below is a roundup of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article.
'BIRD-FLU DEATH: Authorities unsure how dead boy, 5, got H5N1 (The Nation)
27 people who had contact with lad in Nakhon Nayok test ?negative?. Initial tests on people who had been in contact with the country?s latest human case of bird flu have cooled fears of a human-to-human outbreak, though it remains unclear how the infection was transmitted.
'Japan Pledges $135 Mln to Curb Bird Flu in Southeast Asia (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi today pledged $135 million to help Thailand, Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries prepare for a possible bird flu pandemic.
'Tourists unfazed by bird flu in Asia (Reuters)
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The spread of bird flu in Asia does not appear to be putting off tourists but local officials are nervous, fearing a repeat of the SARS outbreak two years ago, which made parts of the region no-go areas.
'More cases of bird flu confirmed in Romania (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two new villages with cases of bird flu were confirmed in Romania.
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