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UN: No evidence of avian flu in pigs
(Reuters)
Updated: 2004-02-07 15:16
A Vietnamese farmer inpects a pig
on a farm 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Hanoi February 7, 2004. Two more
people died in Vietnam of bird flu, taking Asia's death toll on Friday to
18, but U.N. agencies dismissed earlier reports that the virus had spread
to pigs. [Reuters] |
A Vietnamese worker feeds pigs at
a farm 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Hanoi February 7, 2004. Two more
people died in Vietnam of bird flu, taking Asia's death toll on Friday to
18, but U.N. agencies dismissed earlier reports that the virus had spread
to pigs. [Reuters] |
Vietnamese butchers load pigs
onto a motorbike at a slaughter house in Hatay province, 18 km (11 miles)
south of Hanoi, February 7, 2004. The United Nations' food body said on
Friday there was no evidence of avian flu in pigs, dismissing an ealier
report from U.N. representatives in Vietnam that had raised fears of an
escalating crisis. [Reuters] |
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