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- 'China Confirms 2nd Bird Flu Death (CBS News)
China reported its second confirmed human death from bird flu, while tests showed a teacher who fell ill elsewhere in the country does not have the H5N1 bird flu virus. The latest fatality was a 35-year-old female farmer.
''Grave' China Bird Flu Situation (CBS News)
As two Asian countries ruled out human bird flu cases, China's chief veterinary officer said the virus is presenting the country with an "extremely grave" situation and that it was only a matter of time before his country has a human infection.
'NIH Uses Live Viruses for Bird Flu Vaccine (AP via Yahoo! News)
In an isolation ward of a Baltimore hospital, up to 30 volunteers will participate in a bold experiment: A vaccine made with a live version of the most notorious bird flu will be sprayed into their noses.
'Initial tests show Indonesian man died of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Initial tests have shown that a 39-old man who died this week had bird flu but further local tests were being carried out to validate the finding, an Indonesian health official said.
'Extreme Bird Flu Measures In Asia (CBS News)
Several Asian countries announced extreme measures to fight bird flu. China says it will vaccinate its entire poultry stock; Vietnam seeks to purge its two largest cities of poultry.
'British lab confirms H5N1 bird flu strain in Ukraine's Crimea (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A British lab considered a foremost authority on bird flu has confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain in Ukraine's Crimea, the agriculture ministry has said.
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