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- 'Turk bird flu patients discharged and journalist cleared (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization confirmed on Saturday that three people who caught the deadly bird flu virus have been discharged from hospital in Turkey as the government stepped up efforts to fight the outbreak.
'Man in Belgian hospital being tested for bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Belgium is testing a man, probably a journalist, for deadly bird flu after he felt ill when he returned from the Turkish province worst hit by the disease, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
'Tests Negative For Bird Flu In Belgium (CBS News)
Health officials report preliminary tests have shown no sign of bird flu in a patient hospitalised in Belgium after returning from Turkey.
'Belgium Rules Out Bird Flu in Person Back From Turkey (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Belgium ruled out human bird flu in a Russian television journalist who was admitted to a Brussels hospital yesterday with flu-like symptoms a day after returning from a part of Turkey hit by a lethal strain of the avian virus.
'Indonesia bird flu toll reaches 12 (CNN.com)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The number of people killed by bird flu in Indonesia has climbed to 12, according to a World Health Organization official. The confirmation came as international donors meeting in Tokyo said they were ready to help poor Asian countries prepare for a potential flu pandemic.
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