61.   A genetic analysis of the new virus showed that it was an exact match of the WSN flu virus, he said.

62.   A flu virus gripping much of central Europe has been blamed for eight deaths in a home for the elderly in eastern Germany, officials said Friday.

63.   A government statement said the latest victim died of pneumonia, and that confirmation was not yet available if she had the bird flu virus.

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

65.   A strong flu virus has killed eight Dominicans in two days and has confined thousands of workers to bed, the health ministry says.

66.   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.

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

68.   Another cold-weather infection that can cause some of the same symptoms is the flu virus.

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

70.   Concerns mounted last week that ducks might also have to be slaughtered after health officials confirmed that some duck excrement samples carried a flu virus.