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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

Two-year-old girl dies from bird flu after eating raw chicken

A two-year-old girl in southern India died from bird flu after eating raw chicken, the first fatality linked to the H5N1 strain since 2021.

The toddler, from Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh state, died on 15 March after developing fever, breathing difficulties and diarrhoea.

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