NORTH KOREA BIRD FLU
May 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
*A strictly Stalinist approach to fighting bird flu, has led to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) noting North Korea has controlled its outbreak. Around 218,000 chickens on three infected farms have been killed by Dear Leader Kim Jong Il's bird flu clean up squads, while vaccinations and movement controls have prevented further outbreaks.
*A strictly Stalinist approach to fighting bird flu, has led to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) noting North Korea has controlled its outbreak. Around 218,000 chickens on three infected farms have been killed by Dear Leader Kim Jong Il's bird flu clean up squads, while vaccinations and movement controls have prevented further outbreaks.
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