"The bird flu virus is threatening to become endemic in several parts of the country," Domenech said.

“该国众多地区面临着禽流感病毒流行的危险，”多梅内奇说。

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FAO reminded consumers that avian influenza is not a food-borne disease and that the bird flu virus is killed by the heat of normal cooking.

粮农组织提醒消费者注意，禽流感不是食物传播的疾病，正常烹调的温度即可杀死禽流感病毒。

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The hope is to develop a vaccine that could give lifelong protection against a majority of flu viruses, including bird flu.

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In 2006, it was the bird flu that was going to get us all.

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Analysts said with more human infections by the bird flu, some leisure travelers might cut back their trips to China.

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Since first emerging in 1997 in Hong Kong, the bird flu has spread across poultry flocks in nine East Asian countries.

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