China reported two new human cases of bird flu, bringing to 14 the number of people in the country known to have the virus. Avian infections in Africa and Asia widened as Niger and Pakistan reported their first outbreaks. The H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus sickened a 9- year-old girl in Zhejiang province and a 26-year-old farmer in Annhui province, China's Ministry of Health said. People in close contact with them haven't shown symptoms, the government said. ``The virus is endemic in many parts of China, so it's not surprising to see new human cases in the country,'' said Alphaluck Bhatiasevi, the World Health Organization's spokeswoman in China. ``Where there's a poultry infection, there's a likelihood new human cases will occur.'' The WHO is tracking the spread of the H5N1 virus in the event it evolves to spread easily from person to person, sparking a pandemic such as the 1918 outbreak that killed 50 million people worldwide. ...
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