Turkey's suspect bird flu cases hit 32

From: Scotland on Sunday | Date: January 8, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

THE number of suspected bird flu cases in humans rose to at least 32 in Turkey yesterday as British scientists confirmed two children who died last week were infected with the deadly H5N1 virus.

Further tests were being carried out on samples from a third child from the same family who is suspected to have also died from the disease.

Two other children, a five-year-old and an eight-year-old, who are being treated in hospital were also confirmed to have the killer strain of the virus, which has already killed more than 70 people in Asia since 2003.

Officials also confirmed the chickens ...

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