[A2k] (Reuters) WHO fails to reach deal on sharing bird flu virus

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WHO fails to reach deal on sharing bird flu virus
Fri Nov 23, 1:16 PM ET

GENEVA (Reuters) - Health officials have failed to reach agreement on a new
system to ensure developing countries benefit more from sharing avian
influenza viruses used to develop vaccines, the World Health Organization
said on Friday.

"Nobody can fault you for not trying...It is so close yet so far away," WHO
director-general Margaret Chan told the final session of a four-day meeting.

(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; Editing by Jonathan Lynn)

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