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The Hindu
In Cambodia, the girl fell ill on February 16 with a fever, cough and sore throat, and died on Wednesday from the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to the Health Ministry. Humans rarely get bird flu, but when they do it is usually from coming in direct contact with infected birds. So far, cases of bird flu in humans had been "sporadic", Ms. Briand said. ALSO READ | Bird flu spreads to more areas of Upper Kuttanad in KeralaFor example, there are nearly 20 H5 bird flu vaccines licensed for pandemic use, the WHO said. Over the last two decades, there have been nearly 900 confirmed H5N1 cases in humans with more than 450 deaths, according to the WHO.
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