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Plans were hatched for how best to respond to the threat from a virus that is infecting poultry around the world and might trigger a deadly pandemic of human flu.
ECONOMIST: Bird flu
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Thailand, which was the world's fourth-largest exporter of poultry before bird flu hit, would be reluctant to abandon all hope of resuming exports.
ECONOMIST: Animal and human health
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The rate of new cases has slowed since Shanghai's live poultry markets were closed on April 6, said Anne Kelso, director of the World Health Organization's Collaborating Centre for Influenza in Melbourne.
WSJ: Bird Flu Found Outside China's Mainland
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They have built sales organisations around the world to make the most of the abundant resources for producing pork, poultry and grain in Brazil, complemented by ideal growing conditions and low labour costs.
ECONOMIST: A new breed of multinational company has emerged