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- 'Pandemic warning as bird flu spreads (CNN.com)
Turkey has reported more human cases of deadly bird flu as the World Health Organization said the threat of a pandemic was growing daily.
'Sofia warns against travelling to regions affected by bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Bulgarian government warned its citizens to avoid travelling to regions affected by bird flu, including neighbouring Turkey and Romania.
'WHO confirms 18 human bird flu cases in Turkey (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday the number of people who have caught the deadly bird flu virus in Turkey has risen to 18 from 15, mostly children.
'UN highlights bird flu pandemic threat (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The threat of a bird flu pandemic is growing daily, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday, as Turkey reported more cases of people infected with the deadly virus.
'Bird flu pandemic threat growing but stoppable: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The threat of a bird flu pandemic is growing daily, but an outbreak among humans is not inevitable if countries and health bodies respond quickly enough, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday.
'Poverty leaves Africa at mercy of bird flu: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
With Africa stretched fighting AIDS and tuberculosis, a bird flu pandemic could ravage communities which live side by side with poultry but lack the means to detect the virus, experts said on Thursday.
'Quicker detection key to fighting bird flu: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Doctors need to speed up testing for bird flu and governments must jointly stockpile supplies to stop the virus whose threat to the world is growing by the day.
'Two More Turks Test Positive for Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Two more Turks tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in preliminary tests, the government said Thursday, bringing the total number of human infections to 18. Both victims were from the stricken southeast, and had been in contact with infected birds, officials said.
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