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- 'Six Indonesians dead from bird flu (CNN.com)
An Indonesian chicken vendor waits for customers at a market in Jakarta. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's death toll from bird flu has risen to six and the government has ordered more than a half-million tablets of anti-viral medicine to fight the disease, the Health Ministry announced Monday.
'Iran fears wintering wildfowl will bring bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
TEHRAN (Reuters)- Iran is bracing for a probable bird flu outbreak, although no birds have so far been found contaminated with the H5N1 strain that is dangerous to humans, a senior veterinary officer said on Monday.
'FAO says bird flu campaign underfunded (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The global strategy for the control of bird flu in poultry remains under-funded despite important contributions pledged by some donors, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned.
'Indonesian woman dies of bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A 27-year-old Indonesian woman died in a Jakarta hospital on Monday after suffering from bird flu and a five-year-old girl who died last week was suspected to have carried the disease, officials said on Monday.
'Indonesia Bird Flu Death Toll Rises to 6 (AP via Yahoo! News)
The death of a 27-year-old woman Monday took Indonesia's death toll from bird flu to six as the government announced that 400,000 tablets of donated medicine to fight the virus would soon arrive in the country.
'Japan sending expert bird flu team to Indonesia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japan said it would send an expert team to help Indonesia battle the bird flu virus which has killed at least six people in the country.
'Hungary says could make 50 mln bird flu vaccines (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hungary could make 50 million vaccines for bird flu, mostly for export, the health authority chief said after he and the health minister became the first participants in the country's human trials of the immunization.
'3 Hungary Officials Get Bird Flu Vaccine (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hungary's health minister and two senior health officials were the first Monday to undergo bird-flu test vaccinations in this country.
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