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Health Ministry denies 2 children's death of Bird Flu

21 February 2006 [20:49] - TODAY.AZ
The Azerbaijani Health Ministry denied information, spread by media, of 2 Azerbaijani children died of Bird flu on Pirallahy Peninsula.

Sisters Inara and Tukezban Gasimovs, lived on Pirallahy Peninsula, were brought with high temperature to hospital 7 on 12 February. As a result of examination doctors revealed that the children were not in contact with birds and did not use poultry.

They had symptoms of infection with respiratory virus. After a course of treatment the state of the children improved and they were discharged from the hospital, Trend reports referring to a news release by the Ministry.

According to chief doctor Efendiyev, they are in normal condition.

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