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Avian Flu's Endurance In 5 Countries Poses Global Threat To Human Health, FAO Official Says
Though the world has made "great strides" in eliminating H5N1 (avian flu) from poultry since the "peak of its outbreak in 2006" in 63 countries, the virus persists in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam, VOA News reports (DeCapua, 4/16). Juan Lubroth, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) chief veterinary officer, said the endurance of avian flu in those five nations ...