China shares bird flu samples, denies new strain report


  • World
  • Friday, 10 Nov 2006

BEIJING (Reuters) - China agreed on Friday to share long-sought bird flu virus samples with international health authorities, after rejecting scientists' findings that a new, vaccine-resistant strain was circulating in the country. 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said 20 virus samples were being sent to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, a WHO collaborating centre, raising hopes of a better understanding of how the H5N1 bird flu virus is changing. 

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