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Article: Chinese health official says human cases of bird flu "likely to increase"
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- January 10, 2006
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Chinese health official says human cases of bird flu "likely to
increase"
BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Human cases of bird flu may continue
to increase in China if there are more bird flu outbreaks, Ministry
of Health spokesman Mao Qun'an said at a press conference here
Tuesday.
Noting that the current bird flu situation is "not optimistic",
Mao said measures to prevent and control the epidemic must be
strengthened as the danger of bird flu not only exists in China but
also threatens other countries.
All 31 municipalities, provinces and autonomous regions in the
Chinese mainland have set up leading bird flu monitoring centers.
Bird flu prevention and control schemes have been improved to ...