Bird flu death toll in Indonesia rises to 74
Published: 07 April, 2007, 07:20
Bird flu has now claimed more lives in Indonesia than anywhere else in the world. 74 people have died from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. The country's latest victim is a 29-year-old man from Central Java.
It is believed he was infected after coming in to contact with his neighbour's chickens.Although avian flu still mainly affects birds, experts fear that if the H5N1 strain mutates into a form easily transmitted from person to person, it could sweep the world, killing millions.
06.04.2007, 23:14
Controversy remains over Auschwitz Museum exhibitionAs dispute about the contents of the Russian exhibition at the Auschwitz Museum in Poland continues, the doors of the display remain closed. The nationalities of the victims of Nazi concentration camps are in question. |
07.04.2007, 08:00
Russia ponders population decline on World Health DayWorld Health Day is marked around the globe on Saturday and this year's theme is International Health Security. In Russia, one of the main concerns is the country's declining population. |
