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- 'WHO confirms bird flu death toll at 14 in Indonesia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that two children from Indonesia's West Java province died from bird flu, bringing the death toll in the country to 14.
'Turkey says neighbors hushing up bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Turkey accused its neighbors on Friday of hushing up outbreaks of bird flu, complicating the fight against a virus that has killed four Turkish children.
'Bird flu kills two Indonesian children (Sydney Morning Herald)
A Hong Kong laboratory has confirmed the H5N1 strain of bird flu killed two children from the same Indonesian family this month, a senior Health Ministry official said.
'Bird flu virus survives for days in droppings: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The H5N1 avian influenza virus can survive for more than a month in bird droppings in cold weather and for nearly a week even in hot summer temperatures, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
'Child bird flu deaths confirmed (BBC News)
Two children in Indonesia are confirmed to have died of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
'Bird flu confirmed in deaths of 2 Indonesian children (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Hong Kong laboratory has confirmed the H5N1 strain of bird flu killed two children from the same Indonesian family this month, a senior official at the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
'Global fight against bird flu needs stepping up: Lancet (AFP/File via Yahoo! News)
Worldwide efforts to control the spread of bird flu reportedly need to be ramped up, as does the funding to support them.
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