infected 175 people, killing 96

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   The World Health Organisation (WHO), confirming the Chinese girl's death, said bird flu has infected 175 people, killing 96 of them since 2003,
Scientists fear it is only a matter of time before the virus mutates into a form that passes easily among people, triggering a pandemic. Millions could die and economies would be crippled for months.
March 8 - It is reported that a 9-year-old girl had died from bird flu in eastern China, bringing the country's death toll from the disease to 10. The global toll stands at 96, with four victims in Turkey, 20 in Indonesia, four in Cambodia, 14 in Thailand, 42 in Vietnam and two in Iraq.

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	The World Health Organisation (WHO), confirming the Chinese girl's death, said bird flu has infected 175 people, killing 96 of them since 2003, Scientists fear it is only a matter of time before the virus mutates into a form that passes easily among people, triggering a pandemic. Millions could die and economies would be crippled for months. March 8 - It is reported that a 9-year-old girl had died from bird flu in eastern China, bringing the country's death toll from the disease to 10. The global toll stands at 96, with four victims in Turkey, 20 in Indonesia, four in Cambodia, 14 in Thailand, 42 in Vietnam and two in Iraq.