Strasbourg, 10/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - Avian flu, which has caused 18 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand, has already hit nine Asian countries - China (including Hong Kong), Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, South Korea and Pakistan - David Byrne, European Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner, told the European Parliament at Tuesday's plenary sitting. Mr Byrne recalled measures taken by the European Commission (see EUROPE of 4 February, p.11), giving his assurance...