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- 'World Bank aims for $1.2 bln at bird flu meeting (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Bank aims to raise $1.2 billion to fight bird flu, Vice President Jim Adams said on Monday, the eve of a global donor conference in Beijing tasked with securing the resources needed to combat the deadly virus.
'Turkey steps up bird flu fight, Indonesian girl dies (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Turkey stepped up the culling of poultry across the country on Monday as it battles to stamp out bird flu and Indonesia said a 13-year-old girl died of the virus at the weekend.
'13th bird flu fatality suspected in Indonesia (International Herald Tribune)
Initial tests carried out by the Indonesian authorities indicate that a 13-year-old girl who died over the weekend was infected with bird flu, an Indonesian Health Ministry official said Monday.
'Dead Turk girl tested positive for bird flu: agency (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Turkey said on Monday a teenage girl who died on Sunday had tested positive for bird flu, state-run Anatolian news agency reported.
'20th human dies of bird flu (USA Today)
Health authorities said Monday that preliminary Turkish tests confirmed that a 12-year-old girl who died was infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, raising Turkey's death toll to four and the number of human cases worldwide to 20.
'Girl Is 4th Bird Flu Death in Turkey (AP via Yahoo! News)
Preliminary Turkish tests have confirmed that a 12-year-old girl who died was infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, raising Turkey's death toll to four, health officials said Monday.
'U.N. bird flu chief wants $1.5 bln to fight virus (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The senior U.N. coordinator for avian and human influenza will press for $1.5 billion to be pledged at a donor conference opening on Tuesday, arguing that the battle against the bird flu is far from over.
'Turkey says human bird flu death toll rises to four (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Turkey's Health Ministry said on Monday that a fourth person had died of the bird flu virus that has swept the country over the past two weeks, state-run Anatolian news agency reported.
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