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- 'Nine-year-old girl becomes China's 10th bird flu victim, as HK fears linger (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has said a nine-year-old girl has become its 10th human bird flu fatality, just days after the death of a man in the south of the country raised fears of the virus spreading to Hong Kong.
'China warns of more bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China warned it faced the danger of more outbreaks of bird flu, hours after the nation reported its 10th human fatality from the virus.
'Bird flu kills Chinese girl, sparks fresh fears (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A nine-year-old girl has died of bird flu in China, state media said on Wednesday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) said action was needed now to prepare for an influenza pandemic.
'Bird flu risk to humans higher in Europe, spreading across globe (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A German minister claimed that deadly bird flu was moving closer to infecting humans in Europe after two more cats died of the virus, while China reported its 10th human fatality.
'Albania confirms its first case of H5N1 bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Albania said the highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu had been detected in a chicken in the country's south, confirming the Balkan state's first case of the strain of the virus that can kill humans.
'Australia, US at 'very high' risk of bird flu outbreaks: OIE (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australia, Canada and the United States stand a "very high" risk of seeing the current H5N1 bird flu pandemic spread to their shores, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) warned.
'Angola takes steps to prevent bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Angola is to draw up measures designed to prevent an outbreak of bird flu, which has been officially declared in three African nations, according to a parliamentary decree.
'Bird flu kills Chinese girl (CNN.com)
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- A nine-year-old girl has died of bird flu in China, state media said on Wednesday, as the United Nations stepped up efforts to battle the rapidly spreading virus.
'Poland isolates 50 swans for bird flu tests (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Polish officials in the northwestern city of Torun, where the country's first cases of bird flu were confirmed this week, were preparing to isolate some 50 swans and test them for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus.
'Four new cases of 'highly pathogenic' bird flu found in Sweden (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Four new cases of the highly pathogenic H5 bird flu virus have been confirmed in ducks in Sweden, bringing the total number to 10, the Swedish Board of Agriculture revealed.
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