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- 'Indonesia may declare bird flu 'national disaster' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia may declare bird flu a national disaster, a minister has said as the capital prepared for a ban on backyard poultry which comes into force Thursday in its battle against the deadly virus.
'Bird flu claims first human life in West Africa (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Nigeria confirmed the first human death from the H5N1 virus in sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday after tests on a dead woman showed she had contracted bird flu.
'Indonesia to declare bird flu a national disaster (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia will declare bird flu a national disaster following a fresh flare-up in the country, which has the world's highest human death toll from the virus, the planning minister said on Wednesday.
'Japan steps up measures to counter bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japan has announced new measures to combat bird flu after four cases in the past month, as another recent outbreak was confirmed to be the virulent H5N1 strain of the virus.
'Nigeria reports bird flu cases in humans (AP via Yahoo! News)
Health officials reported Nigeria's first cases of bird flu in humans Wednesday, saying one woman had died and a family member had been infected but was responding to treatment.
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