ASEAN urged to close ranks against bird flu threat
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia must unite to combat the spread of a deadly bird flu virus, which has the potential
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Most health experts agree that Asian bird flu poses a grave danger and will likely spread unless urgent steps are taken. But some virologists caution that alarmist warnings could harm preparedness plans.
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The task force of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the control of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on Monday held its first meeting in Singapore.
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The World Health Organization is warning Asian nations that its current struggle with bird flu could lead to the next deadly human flu pandemic across the globe.
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The World Health Organization warned Monday that countries should be on alert for bird flu because it is again on the move
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Southeast Asian countries have approved a plan to combat bird flu that aims to curb the spread of the disease and reduce the likelihood it will lead to a more deadly human pandemic.
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World Health Organization experts helping Vietnam to battle a recurrence of bird flu said governments should be cautious about prematurely announcing they had beaten the disease, which has killed 27 people this year.
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Malaysia may take the unprecedented step of placing an entire state under quarantine if an outbreak of bird flu that has killed at least 28 people in the region worsens, officials said on Wednesday.
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Countries are making progress in fighting bird flu but concerns remain for some nations &#151; especially Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria &#151; where human contamination is still possible, the United Nations said Wednesday.
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KAMPUNG PASIR PEKAN, Malaysia  - Malaysia gassed  hundreds of screeching birds in a village near the Thai border  on Thursday, seeking a quick end to its first outbreak of bird  flu, a scourge that has killed 27 people in Southeast Asia this  year.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday called for enhanced collaboration efforts among Asian countries in fighting bird flu, especially on epidemiological surveillance in humans and animals.
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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has asked authorities to take drastic measures to fight bird flu after the potentially fatal virus killed hundreds of poultry in the capital Hanoi.
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Thailand and its chicken industry continue to deal with the effects from the spread of bird influenza. Last week, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra replaced his agriculture minister.
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The World Health Organization says that Asia faces a Bird Flu (avian flu) pandemic if things do not change soon. The WHO said that detection and prevention methods need a complete overhaul.
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ROME : The bird flu epidemic in Asia is a &quot;crisis of global importance&quot; and the virus is unlikely to be eradicated soon, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) warned.
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Malaysia may take the  unprecedented step of placing an entire state under quarantine  if an outbreak of bird flu that has killed at least 28 people  in the region worsens, officials said on Wednesday.
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There are chilling warnings in Asia that an inevitable global influenza pandemic could kill millions. This warning comes after the fight against SARS and bird flu left many countries weary.