Thursday, April 20

Bird Flu Claims # 12 In China

A 21 year old is the latest to die in China from the bird flu(H5N1).

(Reuters)Lai was the 12th Chinese to die from the virus since the first death in November of last year. It was not immediately clear if China had informed the World Health Organisation, which officially confirms human deaths from bird flu.

China has recorded 17 cases of human bird flu infections.