"BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Three Asian nations reported more outbreaks of bird flu in poultry on Thursday, a day after health experts unveiled a $1 billion global plan to halt the spread of the virus.
China, Vietnam and Thailand said they had more outbreaks as the region heads into the northern winter, when the H5N1 avian flu virus seems to thrive.
Vietnam, where the virus has killed 42 people, will send soldiers and police to help contain avian flu and Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat called on provincial authorities to do more.
"We must launch a campaign to build each hamlet, each commune into a stronghold for fighting the epidemic," Phat was quoted as saying in Nong Nghiep Vietnam, a newspaper run by his ministry.
"In an emergency, the army will be deployed to isolate the infected area," he said.
Adding to the unease, the sudden death of a flock of ducks also suggested a more virulent strain was at work, another Vietnamese official said."
Also now in Kuwait. This is not going away. The northern hemisphere is about to enter the winter/flu season.
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