H5N1 News: Third Sibling Dies From Bird Flu in Turkey
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
An 11-year-old girl died Friday of suspected bird flu in eastern Turkey — days after her brother and sister also succumbed. Their doctor said they probably contracted the illness by playing with dead chickens.
A fourth sibling from the same family was also seriously ill and breathing with the help of respirators, said Huseyin Avni Sahin, head physician at the hospital in the eastern city of Van where the children were treated.
A hospital official said up to 30 other people were being treated for possible bird flu symptoms early Friday, as Turkey sent medicines to the affected area in an effort to mobilize against a virus that appeared to be moving westward from eastern Asia.
posted by Fergie @ 1/06/2006 05:27:00 AM
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