Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Indonesian boy dies of bird flu: health ministry
( ANTARA News )

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A three-year-old Indonesian boy who died last week had bird flu, a health ministry official confirmed Wednesday, bringing the toll to 108 in the country worst hit by the disease.

S. Korea's bird flu outbreak spreading east
( YONHAP NEWS )

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A suspected case of bird flu case has been reported at a small chicken farm in Daegu, the government said Wednesday, raising concerns that the outbreak first confirmed early this month is spreading throughout the country.

Japan finds H5 virus in swans; India, Vietnam cite outbreaks
( CIDRAP News )

Apr 28, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Animal health officials in Japan were awaiting final tests on four wild swans that recently tested positive for an H5 strain of avian influenza, as authorities in Vietnam and India's Tripura state moved to quash new outbreaks caused by the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus.

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