Second Bird Flu Death Is Reported
From Times Wire Reports
China reported its second confirmed human death from bird flu, and its largest city, Shanghai, said it would ban sales of pet birds in an attempt to stem the outbreak’s spread.
The Health Ministry said the latest fatality -- a 35-year-old farmer identified only by her surname, Xu -- died Tuesday after developing a fever and pneumonia-like symptoms. It said she had contact with sick poultry.
The woman lived in Xiuning County in the eastern province of Anhui, the official New China News Agency said.
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