Fear of Avian Flu in Africa
February 12, 2006 by Adelle Tilton
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
“We lost about three weeks. That’s one of Africa’s problems: We don’t have the facilities. So while we were waiting, we don’t know what was happening with the virus.” Those were the words of Boubar Seck, the West Africa bird-flu coordinator for the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, who now fears that containment of avian influenza might be impossible.
Experts Fear Spread of Avian Flu in Africa
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