HANOI: Vietnam said yesterday that 13 people were believed to have died from bird flu as tests focused on whether the virus could jump from person to person and ultimately cause a global epidemic.
The avian flu has killed millions of chickens in Vietnam, South Korea and Japan in the past month, triggering a health scare across Asia where many countries have banned poultry imports from affected areas.
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