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- 'Turkey bird flu confirmed as H5N1 (CNN.com)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The strain of bird flu that caused a recent outbreak in Turkey is the deadly H5N1 type, confirming the spread of the killer virus to Europe's outer fringes, the European Commission said Saturday.
'Bird flu makes biotechs sizzle but ... (CNN Money)
Some biotech companies working on bird flu vaccines have seen their stocks zoom in recent months but investors take note: when the flu season ends, the firms could have a hard time keeping up their stock prices.
'Turkish bird flu fears grow (CNN.com)
DOGUBAYAZIT, Turkey (AP) -- The number of suspected bird flu cases in humans reached at least 32 in Turkey Saturday, while the U.N. health agency confirmed at least two patients -- a brother and sister who died -- tested positive for bird flu.
'WHO confirms presence of deadly bird flu strain in Turkey (Billings Gazette)
GENEVA - A teenage brother and sister who died of bird flu in Turkey this week were infected with the H5N1 strain of the virus, making it the first time the deadly strain has killed humans outside East Asia, the U.N. health agency said Saturday.
'Third Turkish child dead from bird flu, more ill (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A third child from the same family in eastern Turkey died from bird flu on Friday and health experts plan to study the outbreak for signs the virus was passing from person to person.
'Some 40 people in Ibaraki Pref. suspected of past bird flu infection (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ About 40 people in Ibaraki Prefecture linked to chicken farms there are suspected of having been infected with the H5N2 strain of bird flu virus in the past, informed sources said Saturday.
'Turkey PM promotes cull after bird flu kills three (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan urged people not to hide poultry to escape bird flu culls while residents in the east where three children died of the disease pleaded on Saturday for more help.
'Third Child Dies of Bird Flu in Turkey (Washington Post)
ISTANBUL, Jan. 6 -- An international health team began Friday to investigate the first known fatal cases of bird flu outside East Asia, as government officials reported that a third child from a rural eastern village had died of the virus.
'Deadly Bird Flu Strain Found In Turkey (CBS News)
Officials fear the bird flu strain H5N1 may have claimed its first human victims outside East Asia. A pair of teenagers in Turkey who died of bird flu were infected with the same strain that already has killed dozens in East Asia.
'Third Turkish Child Dies From Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
The mother wailed as the white shroud bearing the body of her 11-year-old daughter was lowered into a simple grave Friday, her third child to die in less than a week from bird flu. An imam in a surgical mask and rubber gloves read prayers.
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