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Ducks and rice fields may be a critical factor in spreading H5N1

Ducks and rice major factors in bird flu outbreaks, says UN agency

26 March 2008
Ducks, rice and people – and not chickens – have emerged as the most significant factors in the spread of avian influenza in Thailand and Viet Nam, according to a study carried out by a group of experts from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and associated research centres.
Poultry farmers in Indonesia are facing an uphill battle against bird flu

Bird flu deeply entrenched in Indonesia, despite best efforts – UN agency

18 March 2008
Despite major efforts to control the outbreak of avian influenza in Indonesia – the country worst hit by the virus – the situation there remains “grave,” the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.