BIRD FLU

	Epidemic Reports for Other Asian Countries

■	Thailand Reports One More Suspected Human Bird Flu Infection
■	Japan Confirms Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak
■	Lab Test Confirms 10th Human Bird Flu Case in Thailand
■	Fourth Suspected Bird Flu Found in Japan
■	China Aids Vietnam's Battle Against Bird Flu
■	China Bans Imports of Poultry Products From Canada
■	Thai Scientists Sequence 95 Pct of Genome of H5N1 Virus
■	Bird Flu Emerges in US State of Texas
■	Two Cats Die from Bird Flu Virus in Thailand
■	Thai Veterinarian: Cat Found Infected with Bird Flu
■	Bird Flue Found on Canadian Farm
■	Vietnam Reports Two More H5N1 Infections
■	WHO Confirms Vietnam's Latest H5N1 Infection
■	Bird Flu Suspected in West Japan
■	Thailand Confirms Dead Leopard Infected by H5N1 Virus
■	Bird Flu Confirmed in Third US State
■	8 Thai Provinces Report Bird Flu Resurgence
■	Vietnam Reports One More H5N1 Infection
■	No Bird Flu Cases Detected in Malaysia: Veterinary Department
■	Bird Flu Contained in Some Vietnamese Localities
■	China Exports Bird Flu Vaccine to Kyrgyzstan
■	Thailand Confirms 6th Human Bird Flu Infection Case
■	Bird Flu Found in Live Chicken Markets in US State of New Jersey
■	WHO: No Bird Flu Human-to-Human Transmission
■	China Contributes Fund to Thailand to Control Bird Flu
■	No Bird Flu Passing Between Humans
■	Foot-and-Mouth Disease May Worsen Bird Flu Situations in Vietnam: Expert
■	China Assists Vietnam Battling Bird Flu
■	Laos Slaughters 40,000 Poultry to Control Bird Flu
■	Eight More Flu Type A Infections, Suspects Reported in Vietnam
■	China Offers Aid to Help Cambodia in Fighting Bird Flu
■	WHO Cautions Pakistan Against Avian Influenza
■	Bird Flu Found on Second Farm in US State of Delaware
■	Experts Express Alarm at Scale of Bird Flu
■	Three More Laboratory Confirmed Cases of H5N1 in Vietnam: WHO
■	One More Person Dies of Bird Flu in Vietnam
■	One More Vietnamese Tests Positive to H5N1
■	Asian Nations Slap Import Bans on US Poultry
■	Bird Flu Found in US State of Delaware
■	Spain Denies Bird Flu Entering
■	Chicken Deaths Cause Panic in Central Nepal
■	Cambodian Woman Suspected of Dying from Bird Flu
■	Bird Flu Virus Found on Pigs in Vietnam
■	Two More H5N1 Infections Detected in Vietnam
■	HK Medical Team to Assist Vietnam in Treatment of Bird Flu
■	Two More Bird Flu Cases Found in Cambodia
■	Vietnam Reports More Bird flu-hit Localities
■	Fifth Patient Dies of Bird Flu in Thailand
■	Asia Should Change Lifestyle to Avoid Bird Flu: WHO
■	Two More Provinces in Thailand Report Bird Flu Outbreaks
■	Indonesia Confirms Avian Influenza Virus as H5N1
■	Fourth Patient Infected Bird Flu Dies in Thailand
■	Deaths from Bird flu Reach 12 in Asia
■	Another Suspected Bird Flu Patient Dies in Thailand
■	Third Bird Flu Patient Dies in Thailand
■	Ninth Person Dies from Bird Flu in Vietnam
■	Over 200,000 Out of Work After Avian Flu Shuts Farms in Thailand
■	Asia's Battle Against Bird Flu Virus Intensified
■	Thailand Adds 4 Provinces to Bird Flu Control Zones
■	EU Suspends Import of Pet Birds from Asia
■	People Who Die for Eating Well-cooked Chicken Get Compensation: Thai PM
■	Interview: Bird Flu Crisis Takes Long-term Solution
■	Regional Officials Meet to Address Bird Flu Crisis
■	Bird Flu Kills Second Child in Thailand
■	Indonesia Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
■	Thailand Confirms First Bird Flu Death
■	Thailand Confirms Two Cases of Bird Flu
■	Cooperation Crucial in Fighting Bird Flu
■	Vietnam Reports Two More Bird Flu Suspects
■	Death Toll of Flu Type A in Vietnam Rises to 13
■	Japan Reports Outbreak of Fast-spreading Bird Flu
■	Bird Flu Hits Two More Chicken Farms in South Korea

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Delegates attend a China-Asean special session on the prevention and treatment of bird flu opened in Beijing on March 2, 2004. Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, also director of China's anti-bird flu headquarters, was present at the meeting. The epidemic has been plaguing many east and southeast Asian countries and has led to the deaths of more than 20 people in Viet Nam and Thailand. [China Daily]

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