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Countries Too Eager to Declare Bird Flu WinROME - Mar 11/04 - SNS -- Countries are too eager to declare victory over the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Two months after the outbreak of the epidemic some countries are already planning to declare selected zones disease-free and to restock decimated flocks, FAO said. "In the battle against the disease, there are definitely some improvements. But we fear that the virus may continue to circulate in the environment even without an outbreak or any clinical signs in animals," said Joseph Domenech, Chief of the Animal Health Service. "Appropriate precautionary measures have to be put in place to be absolutely sure that infected zones are free from infection and will remain free," he added. The subscriber version of the article is available by Clicking here
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