TOKYO, OCT. 22, (BNA)--THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS STORING 10 MILLION ANTIDOTES AGAINST BIRD FLU IN ORDER TO PROTECT CITIZENS AGAINST ANY NEW TYPE OF HUMAN FLU.
JAPANESE EXPERTS IN A STATEMENT TRANSMITTED BY TOKYO RADIO EXPRESSED THEIR FEAR FROM THE SPREAD OF A DANGEROUS EPIDEMIC IF BIRD FLU IS TRANSFERRED FROM HUMAN TO ANOTHER HUMAN. FOUR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES IN JAPAN ARE DEVELOPING AN ANTIDOTE TO STOP THE DEADLY VIRUS. THESE COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY STARTED TESTING THIS ANTIDOTES ON HUMANS DIRECTLY BUT NO SIDE EFFECTS WERE STILL REPORTED. HSQ 22-OCT-2006 11:27