Tuesday, October 18, 2005

TODAYonline-EU expert satisfied with Turkish response to bird flu outbreak

"EU expert satisfied with Turkish response to bird flu outbreak

A European Union expert inspecting measures against an outbreak of bird flu in Turkey has praised the country for its timely response to contain the highly dangerous virus.
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"All I can tell you is that the measures in Turkey were put in place rapidly and were very appropriate," Danish expert Erik Stougaard was quoted by the Anatolia agency as saying while visiting northwestern Turkey where a lethal strain of bird flu was identified earlier this month."

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