DEU GEFLUEGELPEST VERDACHT ENNTWARNUNG

Prof. Dr .med. Gerd-Dieter Burchard, Mitglied der Klinikleitung des Tropeninstituts in Hamburg, waehrend eines Statements am Dienstag, 3. Februar 2004, in der Hansestadt. Burchard verkuendete am Morgen, daSs sich der Verdacht auf Vogelgrippe bei der am Montag eingelieferten Frau weiterhin nicht erhaertet hat. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer) --- Prof. Dr. med. Gerd Dieter Burchard, member of the leading board of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, northern Germany, during a media conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004. Experts have determined that a woman recently returned from a trip to Thailand and hospitalized at the Hamburg clinic on Monday, Feb. 2, 2004 'most likely' does not have the bird flu. Burchard told the media that the woman was in good condition and that a series of tests had shown she is 'most likely not suffering from the bird flu.' (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)