Quote Originally Posted by World Health Organization
30 January 2006

The Ministry of Health in Iraq has confirmed the country’s first case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case occurred in a 15-year-old girl who died on 17 January following a severe respiratory illness. Her symptoms were compatible with a diagnosis of H5N1 avian influenza.
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Of all the places in the world, it just had to spread to Iraq now. As if the people there don't have enough problems already.