Turkey battles to halt bird flu outbreak

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey reported another human case of bird flu on Tuesday as authorities sealed off areas around major cities Ankara and Istanbul while they culled poultry to halt the advance of the deadly virus.
 
Three children have already died in eastern Turkey -- the first reported deaths from the bird virus flu outside China and Southeast Asia. Dozens of worried Turks have rushed to hospitals for tests for the virus across the country of 72 million.
 
Turkey has reported that a dozen more people are infected with the virus, with confirmed cases as far west as the central region around the capital Ankara sparking fears the disease could spread to people in mainland Europe.
 
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