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Vietnam: WHO official cautions on bird flu threat Fri. January 05, 2007 06:13 am. - Bonny Apunyu (SomaliNet) Following the latest outbreak of bird flu in Vietnam, there is a big threat to public health, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam has said. The WHO official Dr Hans Troedsson said the cooler weather and forthcoming Tet festival heightened the risk of the disease spreading to the human population. Bird flu was found on a poultry farm in Vietnam in December 2006, the first in almost a year. New WHO chief Margaret Chan has warned that bird flu remains a global threat. Dr Chan, a bird flu expert from Hong Kong, said reports of bird flu had started to surface in recent weeks after a lull and that the danger was particularly severe in poor countries. "We must not let our guard down. We must maintain our vigilance," she said, after becoming the first Chinese citizen to head the UN agency. News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...