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China puts bird flu knowledge on poker
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-01-08 11:48
A kind of playing cards with bird flu prevention and control knowledge on it
has emerged on market in north China's Shanxi Province.
Knowledge such
as what bird flu is, harm of the epidemic, its transmission channel, prevention
and control measures is shown in cartoons on the 54 cards of the poker.
The addresses and telephone numbers of the disease prevention and
control organizations across China are also printed on the playing cards, which
was developed by a hospital in Yuncheng City of Shanxi Province.
A total
of 30 outbreaks of bird flu were reported in 11 provinces and autonomous regions
in China in 2005.
The playing cards will help popularize the bird flu
prevention and control knowledge among the people through
entertainment.
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