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Global vaccination tops UN bird flu summit agenda

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Global vaccination tops UN bird flu summit agenda
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070316/hl_afp/healthfluitaly_070316201258​

ROME (AFP)

A United Nations bird flu conference will take place this month in Italy charged with implementing a global strategy for the vaccination of threatened species, organisers said Friday.

The Verona summit will allow experts to exchange information on the fight against the virus and look at the financial and logistical implications of a worldwide vaccination effort, a statement from the organisers said.

It will take place in the north eastern town on March 20 and 22 and be attended by representatives of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the<FORM class=yqin action=http://yq.search.yahoo.com/search method=post> </FORM>World Health Organization (WHO) and the Zoological Institute of Venice.

The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was detected at nine farms across Egypt on Wednesday, despite a vaccination campaign implemented in January, with poor refrigeration of the vaccines blamed for the outbreak.

World experts fear the strain could mutate into a form easily spread among humans, leading to a global pandemic with the potential to kill millions.

Up to 169 people have been killed worldwide, according to WHO, with the latest victim, a 32-year-old Indonesian man, dying on Friday.
 
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