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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 02 > Avian flu deaths declining, say health officials

Avian flu deaths declining, say health officials

30 victims reported this season, down from 59 last year

By Donald G. McNeil Jr. / The Bulletin
January 2, 2009

With the arrival of winter, H5N1 avian flu is on the rise again in Asia and Egypt.

The outbreaks are part of an annual trend: Cases peak between December and March each year in birds as well as humans.

Children have died from it recently in Indonesia and Egypt, and a Cambodian teenager tested....

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