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Published online 12 July 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040712-3

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WHO urges action on bird flu outbreaks

Sick poultry raise fears of human pandemic.

The World Health Organization has called for a prompt response to curb the spread of avian flu. The announcement follows reports that a potentially lethal virus has re-emerged in birds in Asia.

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