US BIRD FLU
February 1st, 2004
BY PHILIP FINE
HONG Kong, China, Poland, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea are among 18 countries restricting US poultry imports, after four American states - Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas - discovered cases of a new variant of bird flu. The US cases pose no threat to the human population, Washington is stressing.
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HONG Kong, China, Poland, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea are among 18 countries restricting US poultry imports, after four American states - Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas - discovered cases of a new variant of bird flu. The US cases pose no threat to the human population, Washington is stressing.
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