Avian Influenza

U.N. officials warn outbreak of Asia's bird flu far is from under control

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 24th, 2004

Asia's bird flu death toll rose to 12 with the announcement February 2, 2004, of two additional deaths, while China said it suspected the virus has reached poultry in one of its most remote corners.

U.N. officials warned the outbreak was far from over.

The latest victims were an 18-year-old man in Vietnam who died February 2, 2004, and a 58-year-old woman in Thailand whose death was confirmed February 2, 2004, to be from bird flu following an autopsy.

"Bird flu remains a serious public and animal health threat and continues to spread," said He Changchui of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "The eruption of new...

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