A man in southern China died of bird flu on Saturday, a week after being admitted to hospital, although he apparently had not been in contact with poultry. It has been the country’s first deadly case in more than a year, state media reported.
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A Vietnamese man has died from bird flu, a medical official reported on Friday. The death is the second such case in Vietnam this year, once again raising fears among experts of the potential for a devastating pandemic.
China swiftly destroyed thousands of foul after the first outbreak of bird flu for 2009 was reported in northwest China, said the country's agriculture ministry. The birds died of the deadly H5N1 strain that has claimed around 250 victims worldwide.
After the deadly H5N1 virus that killed several people in China, Japanese scientists said they were close to finding an all-round vaccine against bird flu that could prevent a pandemic that could kill millions, according to the WHO.
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A strain of the potentially deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found at a poultry farm in British Columbia. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the outbreak and said all the animals on the farm would be disposed of.
A 16-year-old boy in central China died of bird flu on Tuesday, state media said. It is the third death from the H5N1 form of the virus in the past two weeks in China.
