Bird flu situation around the world improving: UN coordinator

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UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — Although bird flu remains entrenched in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, the situation is improving in the rest of the world due to measures taken by governments, the UN coordinator for the disease said Tuesday.

"If we look at the rest of the world, I can continue to report that the situation is really improving," David Nabarro told reporters here.

"Countries generally have invested massively in improving the functioning of their veterinary services and also the biosecurity around which poultry are reared has generally improved."

"It doesn't mean that we can say thet the situation globally is completely under control ... but it does mean that in the rest of the world, there is a great deal of vigilance and action under...