Fourth Person Dies of Avian Flu; Birds Culled
From Times Wire Reports
Turkey said a fourth person had died of avian flu, and authorities slaughtered tens of thousands of birds to try to contain the outbreak.
The World Health Organization confirmed that Fatma Ozcan died Sunday of H5N1. Ozcan, believed to be in her teens, came from the eastern town of Dogubayazit, also home to the three other children who died.
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