Scientists confirm first human bird flu death in China

SCIENTISTS yesterday reported on the first confirmed case of a human death caused by H5N1 bird flu in mainland China.

Scientists confirm first human bird flu death in China

An eight-year-old Indonesian boy has also died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu according to local tests.

The 12-year-old Chinese girl from rural Hunan developed a fever, sore throat, and cough on October 8 and died nine days later.

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