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- 'More bird flu deaths as experts meet on crisis (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu experts meeting in Beijing said on Tuesday the world urgently needed to amass a war chest to fight bird flu and prepare nations should a pandemic strain emerge.
'Young boy battles bird flu in Turkey (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The condition of a small Turkish boy fighting a lethal form of bird flu virus has worsened, doctors said, as an emergency slaughter program reached nearly one million birds.
'EU considers bird flu drug strategic stockpile (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The European Union is considering setting up a strategic stockpile of anti-viral drugs to deal with any outbreak of bird flu in humans, a senior official said on Tuesday, urging Europeans not to panic.
'International donors conference on bird flu opens in Beijing (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
BEIJING (CP) - The European Union and drug maker Roche each sharply increased their commitment to combating bird flu on Tuesday as the first deaths from the virus outside Asia gave an international donors conference a new sense of urgency.
'Experts seek funds as bird flu claims fresh victims (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Health experts meeting in Beijing on Tuesday tried to generate a $1.4 billion fund to fight bird flu as Indonesia said a toddler who died may be the latest victim of the virus.
'Spending on bird flu must rise, experts say (International Herald Tribune)
Top health officials from around the world said here on Tuesday that governments would have to spend heavily for years to prevent bird flu from spreading widely among humans, and cannot rely just on the many stopgap steps taken so far.
'Asia reports progress in efforts to contain bird flu (USA Today)
As experts puzzle over the rise of bird flu cases in Turkey, the country that's been Ground Zero for the frightening virus is enjoying a quiet victory: Vietnam hasn't seen any new cases in people since November and no new poultry outbreaks have been reported in the past month.
'More bird flu deaths as experts seek funds (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu experts meeting in Beijing said on Tuesday the world urgently needed to amass a war chest of up to $1.4 billion to fight the deadly virus and prepare nations should a pandemic strain emerge.
'Tests Show Another Child Has Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Preliminary tests indicate that another Turkish child is infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, health officials said Tuesday, raising the total number of human cases in the country to 21.
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