Avian Flu Virus HK N China travellers take note
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Travelers to HK, China Urged to take Precaution on Avian Flu VirusChristine Gaylican5 q3 U7 h) T& ~, k) h# g/ H8 f
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As cases of the avian flu virus seem to worsen in southern ChinaTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 |7 Y& C! I# I. t- V1 U# f4 E
bordering Hong Kong, citizens and visitors are again urged to take precautionary measures against the spread of the disease.5.39.217.774 w3 s, U0 Q! y) D. n5 M
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The lethal virus, which affects fowl and migratory bird species and could be passed on to humans, claimed the life of a bus driver from Shenzhen. Thousands of chicken had already been culled in Shenzhen, a city in Guangdong province with close to 10 million in population.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 W5 v% Z9 J. z# g4 K! h% Y N) O
This is the first human fatality in 18 months as the fight to eradicate the disease continues.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! e' M$ r7 `: P4 K+ [, l2 |
The 39-year-old man, surnamed Chen, died in Shenzhen of complications due to severe pneumonia, kidney, liver and heart failure caused by the H5N1 virus.
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