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- 'Afghanistan at "huge risk" of bird flu: UN (AFP via Yahoo! News)
War-shattered Afghanistan faces a huge risk from bird flu, including a strain that can kill people, and must take urgent action to protect itself, UN experts warned.
'Mideast Wary As Bird Flu Kills in Turkey (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu has killed in Turkey on the northern fringe of the Middle East, and residents in the Arab lands to the south fear migrating birds have already spread the virus to their countries.
'Suspected bird flu cases in northern Cyprus (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Turkish Cypriot authorities have sent samples from two sick birds suspected of having bird flu to labs in Turkey and Britain for analysis.
'Woman becomes China's 10th human bird flu case (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China's health ministry has announced the country's 10th human bird flu case, a 29-year-old woman who was in critical condition after contracting the virus.
'China announces 10th human case of bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
China's Ministry of Health announced the country's 10th human case of bird flu infection on Monday after a 29-year-old woman from the southwest of the country was diagnosed with the H5N1 virus.
'WHO denies exaggerating bird flu pandemic threat (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) denied on Monday it was exaggerating the risk of a human influenza pandemic, while China reported a 10th person had been diagnosed with the potentially fatal bird flu virus.
'Chinese New Year travel busy despite bird flu (CNN.com)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Despite fresh bird flu outbreaks among poultry and new human deaths, tourists are traveling en masse across Asia during the region's peak travel season ahead of Chinese New Year, which is celebrated this year on January 29.
'Bird Flu Death Toll Rises to 82 Out of 151 Infected, WHO Says (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu has killed two more people, bringing the total number of deaths since the virus emerged in humans to at least 82, the World Health Organization said today on its Web site.
'Iraqi girl's death not caused by bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that a girl who died in Iraqi Kurdistan last week did not succumb to bird flu.
'Turkish bird flu outbreak shows speed the essence in pandemic: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the outbreak of bird flu in Turkey shows that the globe would have little time to react to a potential pandemic of human influenza.
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