Bird flu in China 'not a real concern'

The United Nations yesterday played down fears over an outbreak of bird flu in China -- saying a few cases in winter wasn't a worry.
Authorities in China announced on Tuesday that they had begun destroying and vaccinating poultry after the virus was detected in the eastern province of Jiangsu.
"We are going to see how it evolves. If for some reason there were more outbreaks and it was spreading, then I would say I am concerned, but today not at all," said Vincent Martin, senior technical adviser for the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA) in China.
"Today we are just monitoring the situation. Having a few outbreaks in the winter time in this place is not a real concern."
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has killed more than 200 people worldwide.