Brussels, 02/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - Although the spread of the bird 'flu virus has claimed twelve human lives in Asia, the European Commission is keeping calm about the possibility of the disease's being transmissible between human beings.
On Monday, when asked about options for the EU to step up its control measures, Beate Gminder, spokesperson to Commissioner David Byrne, said: "this matter has been blown out of all proportion. There is some risk of contracting bird 'flu through...