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- 'Bird flu testing on second farm (BBC News)
Officials investigating bird flu found in chickens are carrying out tests on a second north Wales farm.
'China reports 19-year-old soldier hospitalized with bird flu (USA Today)
A 19-year-old Chinese soldier has been hospitalized with the H5N1 bird flu strain, the Health Ministry announced Saturday. The soldier, identified only by the surname Cheng, was hospitalized May 14, five days after suffering a fever and cough, the ministry said on its website.
'Four people test positive for bird flu in Wales (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Four people have tested positive for bird flu linked to a low-risk strain found in chickens which died on a farm in north Wales, as samples were being taken Saturday from another farm in the area.
'Mild strain of human bird flu in Britain (AP via Yahoo! News)
Four people have tested positive for a mild strain of bird flu, British authorities said Friday. The cases ? which are not the feared H5N1 strain, but the less dangerous H7N2 subtype ? were reported after poultry died at a small farm in north Wales.
'Vietnam confirms human bird flu case (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Health officials in Vietnam on Friday confirmed a farmer has been infected with the deadly bird flu virus, the first human case in the country since late 2005.
'Mild Strain of Human Bird Flu in Britain (Time Magazine)
Four people have tested positive for a mild strain of bird flu, British authorities said Friday
'Bird flu found at two more Pakistani farms (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistani authorities have found the deadly bird flu virus at two more poultry farms in the capital, bringing the number of outbreaks reported this week to five, officials said Friday.
'Fears Of Second Bird Flu Outbreak In Wales (FOX 35 Orlando)
Authorities in Wales are investigating reports of a second outbreak of bird flu. It comes after nine people developed bird flu-like symptoms after coming into contact with birds on a chicken farm in Corwen, north Wales - although only four are said to have contracted the virus.
'China reports human case of bird flu (UPI)
A 19-year-old man has contracted bird flu in China, the country's Ministry of Health said Saturday.
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