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- 'Egyptian Woman Dies Of Bird Flu; 11th Death In Country (Nasdaq)
CAIRO(AP)--A 27-year-old Egyptian woman has died of bird flu, the country's 11th death from the avian flu strain, the state-run news agency reported. The woman, identified as housewife Warda Eid Ahmed from Beni Suef, about 90 kilometers south of Cairo, had tested positive for H5N1 strain.
'Bird flu spreads in South Korea (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu has spread in South Korea to a fifth farm, officials have said, despite stepped up government efforts to contain outbreaks of the deadly virus in recent weeks.
'Seoul: Powerful bird flu detected (CNN.com)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean quarantine officials are set to slaughter 386,000 poultry after an outbreak of a highly pathogenic version of bird flu, the agriculture ministry said Saturday.
'Bird flu prompts cull in S Korea (BBC News)
South Korea prepares to destroy almost 300,000 poultry after a fresh outbreak of a virulent strain of bird flu.
'Egyptian woman dies from bird flu: MENA (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
An Egyptian woman died from bird flu on Friday after six days in hospital, the state news agency MENA said.
'Egypt reports 11th bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An Egyptian woman has died from bird flu overnight, bringing to 11 the number of people in the country to have succumbed to the disease.
'Indonesian woman dies of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, raising the country's death toll from the disease to 62, a health ministry official has said.
'Bird flu takes its 62nd life in Indonesia, South Korea to cull 273,000 poultry (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, raising the country's death toll to 62, while South Korea was set to slaughter 273,000 poultry after an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain at a chicken farm, officials said Saturday.
'Indonesian Woman Dies of Bird Flu; Toll Rises to 62 (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a 19-year-old Indonesian woman who died yesterday, said Muhammad Nadhirin, a doctor at the Ministry of Health's avian flu control center, citing a laboratory test result that came out today.
'Indonesia bird flu toll now at 62 (CNN.com)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A 19-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, a senior health ministry official said Saturday, thus raising the country's death toll to 62.
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