China's Bird Flu Outbreak Not Cause For Panic: Who

Bird Flu - Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - A strain of bird flu that has been found in humans for the first time in eastern China is not a cause for panic, the World Health Organization said on Monday, as the number of people infected rose to 21, with six deaths.

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