Posted on 08/02/2006 7:18:55 AM PDT by Lady GOP
Bird-Flu Outbreak Suspected in Northern Sumatra
Indonesian health officials say seven people from a village in northern Sumatra are being treated for what doctors suspect may be bird flu.
The villagers come from the same district where bird flu killed seven members of an extended family in May.
Officials say the suspected new cases include two young siblings and a neighbor's baby. They have been admitted to a hospital in the city of Medan.
Local authorities are carrying out tests on the seven villagers to determine whether they have the dangerous H5N1 strain of the virus.
The previous cluster of bird flu deaths in northern Sumatra was the largest of its kind since the global outbreak began, and raised concerns about human-to-human transmission of the virus.
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Looks like a couple of the Horsemen (war, pestilence) are beginning to ride.....
The Moon god will bless them.
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