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- 'Nigeria struggles to control bird flu outbreak (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Measures to contain an outbreak of deadly H5N1 bird flu in Nigeria got off to a slow start on Friday as authorities struggled to get a clear picture of how far and how fast the virus has spread.
'Nigeria struggles to contain bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nigeria struggled to contain Africa's first known outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, as officials warned it is spreading rapidly through flocks in the north of the country.
'Azerbaijan reports bird flu outbreak in wild birds (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Azerbaijan said on Friday the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in wild birds on the Caspian Sea.
'Bird flu outbreak puzzles Chinese officials (International Herald Tribune)
Researchers looking into why many of the 11 people infected with bird flu in China came from areas without outbreaks in birds suspect it might be a result of contamination spread by dead poultry.
'WHO sending bird flu experts to Nigeria at weekend (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it was sending a team of 7 or 8 experts to Nigeria to try to prevent human cases of bird flu after outbreaks in poultry.
'China, Indonesia Report Bird Flu Deaths (AP via Yahoo! News)
Health authorities in China and Indonesia on Friday each reported a woman killed by a deadly strain of bird flu, while the World Health Organization said it hopes a major anti-polio campaign being launched in Nigeria can help battle bird flu there.
'China announces eighth bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A 20-year-old woman in the central Chinese province of Hunan has died of bird flu, bringing the country's death toll from the virus to eight, state media said quoting the health ministry.
'Bird Flu Confirmed in Hong Kong (AP via Yahoo! News)
A dead chicken and Japanese White-eye found in Hong Kong have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, the government announced Friday, the latest in a recent series of avian influenza cases to surface in the territory.
'China reports eighth death from bird flu: Xinhua (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
China's Ministry of Health said on Friday a woman had died of bird flu in the central province of Hunan, the eighth person killed by the virus in the country, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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