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Tuesday, 23 December, 1997, 14:39 GMT
Fourth death reported in Hong Kong bird flu outbreak

A 60-year-old woman suspected of having caught the bird flu virus has died in hospital, Hong Kong radio reported on Tuesday .

If it is confirmed that she died from the virus, this will be the fourth fatal case since the outbreak began.

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