Flu hits remote Amazon tribe [H1N1, AI/AN]
Flu hits remote Amazon tribe Pandemic flu has struck an isolated Amazon Indian tribe over the past 2 weeks, killing 7 and sickening about 1,000 people, Reuters reported today. The outbreak in the Yanomami tribe, who live in an isolated area at the Venezuela-Brazil border, was described in a statement from Survival International, an indigenous people’s rights group. The group’s director said the situation requires immediate response from the two governments. Venezuela has reportedly sent a medical team. [Nov 4 Reuters story]
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