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China reports second bird flu death this year (The Charlotte Observer)
(By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer) A woman in eastern China has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Health Ministry said, the second death from the virus this year as the country's biggest festive season approaches and contact with poultry increases. The woman, whose surname was Zhang, lived in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, and died Saturday after falling sick on Jan. 5, ...