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China Mobilizes Army Against Bird Flu
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Army Daily newspaper says 2.3-million-strong army should make urgent
plans to detect virus and stop its spread





Chinese health officials disinfect a vehicle entering the sealed area
of a farm in the northern grasslands of the Inner Mongolia regionChina
has mobilized its huge army to guard against bird flu in its ranks
after the country reported its fourth outbreak of the disease.

The People's Liberation Army Daily newspaper said Saturday the
2.3-million-strong army should make urgent plans to detect the virus
and stop its spread.

The news came as Indonesian officials said a woman who died in October
had bird flu, bringing the number of deaths in that country to five.

A child related to the woman is being treated in a Jakarta hospital
after testing positive for the disease, bringing the number of
Indonesian cases to nine.

The confirmation of the two cases Saturday came a day after China,
Vietnam and Japan reported fresh outbreaks of bird flu in poultry.

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.


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