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UN wants China to teach world about bird flu
AFP, April, 2006
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BEIJING (AFP) — The United Nations' top official on bird flu urged China to share its experience with other countries on how to tackle the disease.
Speaking at the end of his third visit to China as UN coordinator for avian influenza, David Nabarro said he had tried to persuade Chinese officials that the knowledge and experience they gained fighting bird flu could help the rest of the world.
"Perhaps the most important thing that I would wish to happen is that Chinese officials at all levels who have been working on this issue for many, many months ... have a chance to interact with colleagues from governments who are just beginning to struggle, to share with them some of the trials and tribulations they have faced," Nabarro told reporters.
China had the world's largest poultry population, with 20 percent of the global total, UN officials said.
It had an ...
