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Article: Vietnam reports four new suspected bird flu cases in people; China halts poultry imports; WHO vows "greater urgency" against the virus
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- January 15, 2004
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TINI TRAN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-15-2004
Dateline: HANOI, Vietnam
Vietnam reported Thursday that four additional people _ one who died _ may have caught the bird flu ravaging the region's poultry, while China barred chicken imports to keep out the virus and the World Health Organization called for "greater urgency" in fighting it.
Doctors already have confirmed that the disease killed three people in Vietnam _ with as many as 18 cases linked to the virus _ and WHO experts were meeting the Vietnamese Health Ministry officials Thursday to discuss how to contain the outbreak.
The bird flu has infected millions of chickens in Vietnam, South Korea and Japan, prompting their ...