BOSTON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is pressing Africa to take the threat of bird flu seriously and stockpile medicine to prevent an outbreak that could explode across its vast hinterland, a WHO official said on Monday.
Although bird flu has not been reported in Africa, health authorities say the annual migration of birds from Asia could carry it there with devastating consequences in a continent that relies on chicken as a staple source of protein.
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