The FAO and OIE have for some time had a largely unfunded global strategy for fighting avian flu.

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OIE's Mr Gimeno concedes that it may have to reconsider its policy.

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Thierry Chillaud, of the OIE in Paris, says the high frequency of animal transport and exchanges among many countries makes foot-and-mouth resistant to many efforts to stamp it out.

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The mission of the OIE is to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives so that these students can achieve to the same challenging state standards as all students.

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