[Poultry not Humans]
Dec.11,2008 10:03
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday warned of bird flu spreading in some Asian countries including Hong Kong, and advised tourists leaving for these countries to take extra caution.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients came down with avian influenza in Vietnam on Oct. 30, in Laos on Nov. 8, in Thailand on Nov. 10, in India on Nov. 21, in Bangladesh on Dec. 2, and in Hong Kong on Dec. 9. So far, a total of 38 people contracted bird flu overseas this year, and 29 of them died.
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