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Article: Chinese vice premier forecasts more possible bird flu outbreaks, human cases
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- March 2, 2006
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DEAN VISSER, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-02-2006
Dateline: BEIJING
China's vice premier on Thursday forecast possible bird flu outbreaks and more human cases during the coming spring migratory season.
The prediction is based on a "comprehensive analysis," the official Xinhua News agency said, citing Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, speaking at a bird flu conference. He heads the national headquarters for preventing and controlling the disease.
The recent discoveries of birds infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus strain in the Middle East, Western Europe and Africa have reinforced the belief that wild birds are spreading the disease.
Earlier in the day, the government announced it ...