Bird Flu Monitor > WHO: Hong Kong Flu `Seasonal'
[Avian Flu Diary] The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday the current outbreak was 'seasonal influenza' and health experts saw no evidence so far to suggest that the cases were linked to bird flu or the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) outbreak in 2003.
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