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Article: 13th Person Dies of Bird Flu in Thailand
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- October 20, 2005
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RUNGRAWEE C. PINYORAT, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
10-20-2005
Dateline: BANGKOK, Thailand
A livestock official sprays disinfectant at chicken cages in Khao Ngaem village, Ratchaburi Province 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of Bangkok, in which a new outbreak of bird flu have been found, this time in sparrows on Tuesday Oct. 18, 2005. The department of conservation of flora and fauna in Ratchaburi province, received one positive lab result for H5N1 last Thursday, said provincial livestock director Samreung Krutdam. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A 48-year-old man died of bird flu in Thailand after handling his neighbor's sick chickens, and Taiwan confirmed on Thursday the island nation's ...