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- 'Worried Turks head to hospital for bird flu tests (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Turkey reported a spike in suspected bird flu cases among people across the country on Monday as fears grew that the deadly disease was sweeping westward toward mainland Europe.
'Human-to-human spread not seen in Turkish bird flu: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
There are no signs that the bird flu virus spreading in Turkey is being passed among humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
'Europe bolsters defences as Turkey battles bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Europe announced new measures to bolster its defences against bird flu, after five more people were found to have the lethal virus in Turkey, fueling concerns over the disease spreading.
'Panic gives way to anger at home of Turkey's first bird flu deaths (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Panic gave way to anger in the eastern town of Dogubeyazit, home of Turkey's first bird flu deaths, as residents accused the government of letting them down because they are Kurds.
'Bird flu cluster in Turkey points to surveillance problems: WHO expert (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A top UN expert said the sudden outbreak of bird flu among humans in Turkey suggested the virus had been circulating among poultry flocks there for some time without having been detected.
'China confirms eighth human case of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China's health ministry announced that a six year old boy in the central province of Hunan had become the country's eighth human case of bird flu.
'Five More Infected With Bird Flu in Turkey (AP via Yahoo! News)
Preliminary tests showed five more people have been infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus in Turkey, a Health Ministry official said Monday. The new results raise the number of human cases in Turkey to 15. Not all have been confirmed yet by the World Health Organization.
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