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Avian Influenza

UN agency sets up regional Asian networks to better fight deadly bird flu

30 July 2004
With bird flu continuing to pose a serious threat after killing almost two dozen people and ravaging Asia's domestic poultry earlier this year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced a series of regional veterinary networks to better battle the virus.

UN health agency urges steps to prevent bird flu causing human pandemic

16 July 2004
Concerned by a new simultaneous outbreak of bird flu in several Asian countries, the United Nations health agency today warned of the possible emergence of a strain capable of sparking a potentially deadly global human pandemic and called on local authorities to take all necessary precautions when culling infected poultry.
Avian Influenza

UN agencies warn that Asia will continue to be plagued by bird flu

9 July 2004
New outbreaks of bird flu in three Asian countries in the past fortnight show that the virus which killed almost two dozen people and devastated the region’s domestic poultry population earlier this year remains endemic and a threat to human health, United Nations agencies said today.