Thursday, January 15, 2004

SARS News

Bird flu may dwarf SARS woes: The bird flu that has raced through chicken farms in Asia and killed at least 12 people in Viet Nam could become a bigger problem for the region than SARS, the World Health Organization said yesterday.

Poultry imports banned to ward off bird flu: China will enact major measures Thursday to halt poultry imports from countries hit by the bird flu. Live poultry and related products such as eggs and feather are all listed in China's ban against Vietnam, Japan, the Republic of Korea and other affected countries, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of Agriculture.

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