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Mali: New Centre to Tackle Bird Flu Across Africa
July 4, 2006
The World Organisation for Animal Health, or OIE, has set up its first regional control centre in Africa with the aim of coordinating measures against bird flu, which is threatening livelihoods and health across the continent.
Centre head Samba Sidibe told IRIN after the special opening in June that Africa is particularly vulnerable to the threat of the deadly H5N1 virus.
"Avian flu represents a serious threat to agriculture and in particular the fight against poverty," said Sidibe.
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category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Max Christensen on 5 July 2006
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