Avian Flu Virus HK N China travellers take note

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Travelers to HK, China Urged to take Precaution on Avian Flu VirusChristine Gaylican
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As cases of the avian flu virus seem to worsen in southern China
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5 S( [+ [6 W$ U$ ^* e( Q         The lethal virus, which affects fowl and migratory bird species and could be passed on to humans, claimed the life of a bus driver from Shenzhen. Thousands of chicken had already been culled in Shenzhen, a city in Guangdong province with close to 10 million in population.
  \% g. B- c0 j7 O% O- s+ D: cwww2.tvboxnow.comThis is the first human fatality in 18 months as the fight to eradicate the disease continues.
9 [# K6 `  }6 A4 o0 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 39-year-old man, surnamed Chen, died in Shenzhen of complications due to severe pneumonia, kidney, liver and heart failure caused by the H5N1 virus.
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