Sunday, December 2, 2007

Chinese man dies of bird flu
( Stuff.co.nz )
Reuters | Monday, 03 December 2007

A man in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has died of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, the official Xinhua news agency has said, in the first case in the country since June.

Campaign to Combat Bird Flu in Full Swing
Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News

RIYADH , 2 December 2007 — More than four million birds have been culled in the Kingdom since avian flu was first detected on Nov. 12 in 1,500 birds at a farm in Al-Kharj, said Agriculture Minister Dr. Fahd Balghunaim.

Bird flu virus remains entrenched in six nations: Report
( The Times Of India )
30 Nov 2007,

NEW YORK: Most of the countries in the world are now prepared to take quick measures to tackle avian flu, however the virus H5N1, which still remains entrenched in six nations, pose a worldwide threat, a joint UN-World Bank report has warned.

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