China Confirms Third Human Bird Flu Infection, Stirs Fears of Spread

China has found two more cases of human bird flu infection, bringing this week's total to three and stoking fears the deadly virus could spread at a time when other Asian nations are battling to control outbreaks of the disease. Health officials in nearby South Korea and Japan have been scrambling to contain outbreaks of different strains of bird flu, with the poultry industry there bracing for heavy financial losses. A man diagnosed with the H7N9 strain of bird flu is being...

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