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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8642

11 February 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/avian flu
Commission is taking speedy measures to protect EU against Asian bird flu, David Byrne tells MEPs who reproach him for not having reacted sufficiently fast and severely

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...

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