"Turkish boy is the first bird flu victim to die outside East Asia
By David Sanderson and Nigel Hawkes, Health Editor
A TEENAGE farm boy in Turkey has died after contracting the human form of bird flu in what is feared to be the first human fatality outside East Asia from the H5N1 strain.
The 14-year-old boy’s sister is in a serious condition in hospital after testing positive for bird flu, Recep Akdag, the country’s Health Minister, confirmed last night. A third sibling is also suspected of having the virus."
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