China has begun mobilizing its 2.3 million-strong military to “defend and control” against avian influenza and to prevent it from spreading to humans, the People’s Liberation Army Daily, the official mouthpiece of the military, said.
“Under orders of the National Avian Influenza Command Center, we will work closely with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and local authorities in the fight against avian influenza,” the Liberation Daily said.
China’s cabinet, the State Council, met with members of the Central Military Commission yesterday to draw up a plan to involve the military in efforts to contain the outbreak of avian influenza.
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