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Article: WHO says China should prepare for more bird flu outbreaks, possible human cases
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- November 17, 2005
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AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
11-17-2005
Dateline: BEIJING
China should prepare for more bird flu epidemics in poultry and possibly more human cases as cold winter weather sets in, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as the government announced two more outbreaks in birds.
The agency issued the warning despite praising China's handling of outbreaks in its vast poultry flocks and the country's first human cases reported Wednesday.
"We expect there will be more poultry outbreaks," said Henk Bekedam, the chief WHO representative in Beijing. "In this cold weather, the virus can survive longer in the climate and therefore have a bigger chance to infect poultry.
"The ...
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