Bird Flu Leaps Into China

World | January 28, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

The bird flu rampaging through Asia made the dreaded leap into China on Tuesday and a second Thai boy died of the disease as countries tightened defences against a potential SARS-like epidemic. The rapid spread of the virus - which has now erupted in 10 Asian countries and killed eight people - prompted the World Health Organization and two other international organizations to ask for money and expertise to fight an all-out war against it.

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