71.   No new cases of bird flu have been reported since the ban.

72.   NO new cases of the bird flu have been diagnosed for four consecutive days, raising hopes the mystery virus may be under control.

73.   Nevertheless, a herbalist has run a newspaper advertisement claiming he can cure victims of the bird flu with a concoction consisting of three different types of herbs.

74.   No new cases of the bird flu have been reported in Hong Kong since the mass slaughter of chickens.

75.   Now, a mysterious bird flu is sickening people in Hong Kong.

76.   Officials test dozens for bird flu but say Hong Kong is safe.

77.   People who contract bird flu exhibit symptoms much like any other flu.

78.   President Fidel Ramos had ordered health authorities to monitor the outbreak of the bird flu in Hongkong after two Filipina maids had been stricken with the virus.

79.   Public confidence in the consumption of chicken meat has been severely damaged since the first death from bird flu in May was reported.

80.   Seattle public health officials have warned it would only be a matter of time before the bird flu spread to the region if it was established in Hong Kong.