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Bird flu: Europe may halt spread of disease
Infection Control Monitor, August 19, 2005
Europe is better equipped at containing bird flu than Southeast Asia and may serve as a successful line of defense against the spread of the deadly virus, say health experts.
European health officials would likely detect the virus much sooner, and humans wouldn't be at the same risk because they do not live in such close proximity with animals, as they do in Southeast Asia.
The European poultry industry is also better able to protect birds from contact with the wild ducks, which experts widely blame for the spread of the disease. Italy and the Netherlands have already stamped out outbreaks of bird flu once before.
Additionally, the health care system in most European countries is far more advanced and better able to deal with human exposure to bird flu.
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