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Article: South American nations to create fund to fight bird flu, other animal diseases

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FIONA SMITH, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
11-11-2005
Dateline: SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia
Six South American countries pledged to create a common fund to fight possible outbreaks of bird flu and other animal diseases Friday, while Trinidad and Tobago announced a ban on all imports of pet birds as a preventive measure against bird flu.

Agriculture ministers from Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay said they would redouble efforts to prepare for the possible emergence of bird flu, although there have been no cases of the deadly H5N1 virus reported in the Americas.

The regional fund would supplement each country's domestic animal health budget and would help in the event ...

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