Bird Flu has moved into Raniya, a town in northern Iraq which is located near the Turkey border. Turkey has seen multiple cases recently with four deaths. The BBC
reports that a teenage girl died of bird flu in Iraq and that 54-year-old woman has a serious suspected case.
A 54-year-old woman from the town of Raniya is thought to be the most serious of the suspected cases.
Iraqi officials say a teenage girl died of the strain two weeks ago.
Shanjin Abdel Qader died in a hospital in the nearby city of Sulaimaniya on 17 January, after an illness lasting 15 days.
Initial test results from a WHO laboratory were negative, but after Iraqi tests showed indications of H5N1 the organisation agreed to a further examination in a UK laboratory.
12 people total are suspected of having bird flu. The BBC also reported that WHO is sending a team of experts to the region.
