Experts call for creating US bird flu czar (Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051013/hl_nm/birdflu_usa_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20051013/i/r3420238039.jpg?x=130&y=60&sig=RUGgAQSc7iJbqLuKYp2s1g--" align="left" height="60" width="130" alt="A man is silhouetted as he strolls past a banner depicting two chickens and reading 'Italian chickens are safe' at Fiumicino airport in Rome October 13, 2005. A strain of bird flu found in Turkey has been identified as the same deadly type that hit Asia, the European Commission said on Thursday, as fears rose of the virus spreading into Europe. REUTERS/Max Rossi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The United States needs a top
official, backed by authority and cash, to prepare for a
possible bird flu pandemic, experts said on Wednesday.</p><br clear=all>