11.   A strain of the bird flu virus which killed six people in Hong Kong has been found in the territory, the government said Friday.

12.   A statement said the victim died in a hospital of pneumonia, and that confirmation was not yet available whether she had the bird flu virus.

13.   And they say fears abroad over the bird flu virus are aggravating the situation.

14.   Chicken imports from China were suspended for six weeks after an outbreak of a bird flu virus claimed six human lives.

15.   Doctors discover antibodies to mysterious bird flu virus.

16.   Doctors have discovered antibodies to the mysterious bird flu virus in the blood of nine Hong Kong people who never became seriously ill, health officials said Saturday.

17.   Eighteen people were infected by bird flu virus in Hong Kong, and six died from the disease.

18.   Experts believe that ducks and other water fowl could harbor the bird flu virus without ever developing symptoms.

19.   Experts say water birds can carry the bird flu virus without developing symptoms, and then transfer the virus to chickens and humans.

20.   Five people in mainland China were stricken by the new strain of bird flu virus before it sickened two children in Hong Kong, local health officials said Friday.