More bird flu in China as disease spreads
China reported its seventh and eighth bird flu outbreaks in three weeks, as Australia’s foreign minister said today that he will urge Pacific Rim nations to think creatively about how to tackle the threat at a meeting of regional leaders.
In Thailand, a 1 1/2-year-old boy became the 21st person to catch the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, but he was recovering in a hospital, a senior health ministry official said.
