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- 'Indonesia reports four more confirmed bird flu cases (Business Day)
JAKARTA ? A Hong Kong laboratory recognised by the World Health Organisation has confirmed four more human bird flu cases in Indonesia, including two deaths, a senior Indonesian Health Ministry official said on Saturday.
'Two UN teams in Iraq to check bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two teams from the World Health Organisation are in Iraq to help fight off the spread of bird flu in Kurdistan which has claimed its first victim in the region, officials said.
'Faster bird-flu test approved (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
A laboratory test that can give a preliminary diagnosis of bird flu in humans received expedited approval yesterday from the government.
'Eleven more suspected Indonesian bird flu cases await WHO confirmation (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia, which has already registered 16 bird flu deaths, is awaiting test results from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 11 more suspected infections.
'Lab Confirms Bird Flu in Four More Humans (Los Angeles Times)
A Hong Kong laboratory recognized by the World Health Organization has confirmed four more human bird flu cases in Indonesia, including two deaths, a senior Indonesian Health Ministry official said.
'Indonesia's Confirmed Bird-Flu Death Toll Rises to 16 (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia's death toll from bird flu rose to 16 as the World Health Organization confirmed two more people had died from the H5N1 virus, an agency official said.
'Fifth bird found with suspected avian flu in Hong Kong (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Preliminary tests have indicated that a magpie found dead in Hong Kong was infected with bird flu, the government said, in what would be the fifth case detected in two weeks in the city.
'Two more Indonesians die of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two Indonesians have been confirmed as dying from the bird flu virus by a World Health Organisation-affiliated laboratory, bringing the country's death toll to 16, a health official has said.
'Bulgaria beefs up preventive measures after first suspected bird flu case (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Bulgarian authorities hiked up preventive measures against bird flu as the country waited to hear whether a first case of bird flu was indeed found Friday in a swan in the north-west.
'FDA Approves New Bird Flu Test (WBOC 16)
UNDATED (WebMD)- The FDA has approved a new lab test to diagnose the H5 strain of the flu virus in people suspected to be infected with that strain of influenza, such as in the H5N1 "bird flu."
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