Singapore has no known bird flu nor does its closest neighbor Malaysia -- but that hasn't stopped the city-state from gearing up to cull 250 healthy chickens on a tiny island in fear they could become infected with the disease striking poultry stocks across Asia, said Goh Shih Yong, a spokesman for the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority.
Singapore is on high alert for bird flu after SARS, the last new disease to sweep through Asia, killed 33 people here and did massive damage to the nation's economy.
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