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UN warns Middle East nations to be on alert for Avian flu

13/01/2006

According to a UN official monitoring avian influenza, Middle East nations need to brace themselves for the possibility of bird flu outbreaks, now that the disease has appeared in Turkey.

UN Coordinator for Avian Influenza David Nabarro said that government officials in nations bordering Turkey need to be concerned about their capabilities to control animal disease and to launch public education campaigns about disease.

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