Thursday, December 20, 2007

Bird flu a worry in Pakistan, Africa and Indonesia

World health experts are also concerned about another two suspected bird flu outbreaks, in the West African state of Benin.

Outbreaks in Africa are always a worry because the continent's widespread poverty, lack of proper veterinary and medical facilities and huge informal farming sector could allow outbreaks to go unnoticed for longer, increasing the risk of the virus mutating.
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