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 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia said Wednesday a 27-year-old woman died of bird flu earlier in the week in Jakarta and authorities prepared to scour the capital for infected poultry.
India expanded a massive slaughter of chickens to halt the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in a southern state. Health officials in Egypt sought to reassure the public that Cairo's drinking water was safe, after fears of bird flu sparked panicked buying of bottled water. And Russia declared a quarantine in 17 villages after the strain was detected in three farms.
International health experts expressed concern over the unprecedented spread of bird flu from Asia to Europe and Africa.
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