51.   However, he said authorities were concerned that, according to a World Health Organization report, the number of humans afflicted with bird flu had increased to seven.

52.   Imported Chinese poultry tested for bird flu.

53.   HUNDREDS of scientists have been injected with an experimental vaccine against the deadly bird flu, it was revealed yesterday.

54.   In a dramatic move to curb the spread of bird flu to humans, Hong Kong officials said Tuesday they will indefinitely halt all chicken imports from China.

55.   In Hong Kong, the Department of Health said on Monday there had been no new cases of bird flu.

56.   In January, the ministry suspended imports of chickens and eggs from China, Italy and Australia because of worries over bird flu.

57.   Indonesia has banned chicken and bird imports from Hong Kong and China as a precaution against bird flu, Health Minister Sujudi said Sunday.

58.   It also showed that people with immunological problems who catch the bird flu are less likely to survive.

59.   It did not identify the virus as the Hong Kong bird flu nor provide any evidence that the disease had been found in Guangdong.

60.   It says transmission of bird flu does not seem efficient enough to result in an epidemic.