IPOH: A regional avian influenza research centre will be set up at the Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) here to develop a local bird flu vaccine to deal with the deadly H5N1 virus.
Agriculture and Agro-Based Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the vaccine would be more effective in fighting the local strain of the virus.
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