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Ebola-like illness reported in Sudan *
Health authorities in southern Sudan have reported 15 cases, including four deaths, of a mystery illness similar to deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Malaysia on bird-flu alert *
Malaysia went on a nationwide alert against bird flu Thursday after officials confirmed that a deadly strain of the disease, blamed for the deaths of 27 people in Asia, had been found in a tiny northern village.
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Swift drive considered to avert flu pandemic *
With a rising death toll in Vietnam and almost daily warnings that an influenza pandemic is imminent, a number of flu experts are wondering whether a pandemic could be averted with swift and decisive action.
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