BANGKOK: Thailand's hopes of following Japan in declaring a swift end to its huge bird flu crisis were dashed yesterday as the virus which has killed 20 Asians reappeared in eight areas where it had been thought vanquished.
Japan planned to declare an end to its sole outbreak this week if no new cases were reported, officials said, and Thailand had hoped to follow suit by the end of this month despite warnings from UN health experts that it was being premature.
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