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Article: Japan hopes to study bird flu control measures in China
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 16, 2004
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Japan hopes to study bird flu control measures in China
TOKYO, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan hopes to send a team of
agricultural experts to China to gather information on bird flu
monitoring and handling methods in the country, which just announced
that avian influenza has been brought under control nationwide.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said
Tuesday in a preliminary report that it is very useful to know how
China handles bird flu matters because China is Japan's third-
largest poultry import source, after Thailand and Brazil.
According to the ministry, Chinese poultry exports to Japan are
valued at around 500 million US dollars.
"Thailand gave Japan a lot of ...