Vietnamese teenager dies of avian flu


Aug 8, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Vietnamese officials said yesterday that the death of a 15-year-old boy last week was caused by H5N1 avian influenza, according to news services.

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Jakarta warned of silent bird flu outbreak in poultry
(People's Daily Online )
+ - 14:29, August 08, 2007

Avian influenza has killed no less than 500,000 chickens in Greater Jakarta in the last six months but not all outbreaks have been reported to the health authority, local press reported Wednesday.

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WHO: Indonesia's withholding of viruses endangers world

Robert Roos News Editor


Aug 7, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – A World Health Organization official said yesterday that Indonesia is endangering the world's health by continuing to withhold H5N1 influenza virus samples collected from human patients.

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