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- 'Two more Malaysians hospitalised for bird flu checks (Antara News)
Two more Malaysians were hospitalised Sunday for possible exposure to bird flu, as authorities tried to quell fears that the first outbreak of the virus in more than a year might not be isolated.
'Malaysia says still free of human bird flu cases (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek said Monday that Malaysia remains free of human bird flu cases after tests on 16 people suspected of having contracted the virus came back negative.
'Some Indonesian fowl not showing usual bird flu symptoms (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Some fowl infected with bird flu in Indonesia appear healthy, making it difficult to detect outbreaks of the virus which is often deadly for humans, an official said Monday.
'Humans Unaffected By Recent Bird Flu Outbreak, Says Health Minister (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry has confirmed that all the 46 people monitored for suspected bird flu in Selangor, Kedah, Terengganu and Melaka since Tuesday were not infected by the H5N1 virus.
'How Chinese soldier contracted bird flu remains a mystery: Health Ministry (People's Daily)
It is still unclear how the Chinese soldier who died from bird flu earlier this month contracted the highly infectious H5N1 bird flu strain, Ministry of Health spokesman Mao Qun'an said in Beijing on Monday.
'Egyptian bird flu death toll reaches 15 (Middle East Times)
CAIRO -- The growing bird flu outbreak in Egypt reached new heights this weekend when the death of a 10-year-old girl increased the nation's death toll to 15.
'Four Malaysians in hospital for bird flu checks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Four people are in hospital in Terengganu state after possible exposure to bird flu, Malaysia's health minister said Monday as officials monitored for new outbreaks of the deadly virus.
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