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 | A farmer sprays disinfectant at his chicken farm in Wuhan, the capital of China's central province of Hubei, January 28, 2004. The 10 Asian countries hit by the rapid spread of bird flu which has killed at least eight people and threatens to develop into an epidemic worse than SARS. click to open  |  | A Chinese market vendor feeds chickens in Beijing on Jan 27th 2004. China became the 10th Asian country to be hit with the bird flu epidemic that has swept through Asia. click to open  |  | A Chinese man unloads chickens at a market in Guangzhou, southern China, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004. China on Thursday banned all chicken imports from Vietnam, Japan and South Korea over fears of a bird flu spreading rapidly as its health ministry issued an urgent notice for vigilance against the disease. click to open  |
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