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- 'Bird flu death toll reaches 79 (Antara News)
The number of people that have died of bird flu in Indonesia reached 79 following the death of a bird flu patient in Central Java early this week.
'Bird flu infects slaughterhouse worker in Vietnam (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese man who works at a poultry slaughterhouse outside Hanoi has been infected with bird flu, the country's second human case in less than a month, state media on Saturday quoted a doctor as saying.
'Man contracts bird flu in Vietnam (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Vietnamese man has contracted the deadly bird flu virus, becoming the country's second human case since late 2005, a health official said Saturday.
'Indonesian teenager dies of bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
An Indonesian girl from Central Java has died of bird flu, a health ministry official said on Friday.
'Survivors' blood makes bird flu shield (Los Angeles Times)
Blood taken from four Vietnamese survivors of the H5N1 bird flu virus protected mice from several strains of the virus, researchers reported Monday in the journal PLoS Medicine online.
'Bird flu hits new provinces in Vietnam (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Deadly bird flu has spread to two more provinces in Vietnam, the government said Friday, bringing to at least 14 the number affected by the resurgent disease.
'Reports: Bird flu infects another man in northern Vietnam (USA Today)
A man has been infected with the bird flu virus in northern Vietnam, the second reported human case in two weeks, media reported Saturday. The man, who worked at a poultry slaughterhouse in the capital, Hanoi, has been hospitalized since he fell sick last week.
'Indonesian teenager dies of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A teenage girl has died of bird flu in Indonesia, taking the death toll in the nation worst hit by the virus to 79, a health ministry official said Friday.
'Hong Kong bird confirmed with H5N1 virus (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A starling has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in Hong Kong, agricultural officials said Friday.
'Show's bird flu measures lifted (BBC News)
A ban on chickens and ducks at a Sussex show, after a case of bird flu in Conwy, is lifted by agriculture officials.
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