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First Chinese bird flu fatality

China reported its first human cases of bird flu Wednesday, including at least one fatality. The H5N1 virus had killed a poultry worker and infected a 9-year-old boy who has since recovered.  As authorities raced to vaccinate the country's 14 billion domestic fowl to contain the outbreak. The boy's 12-year-old sister died.

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