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- 'Bird flu: 'People need educating' (BBC News)
Two poultry businessmen in Indonesia reflect on Indonesia's 43rd bird flu death, making it the worst-affected country.
'Bird flu fears focus on Indonesia (BBC News)
Indonesia has now overtaken Vietnam as the nation worst affected by bird flu, and global concerns are shifting towards the country's growing problem.
'Indonesia defends bird flu efforts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia has lashed out at critics of its efforts to combat bird flu, which has killed 44 citizens since July last year, the highest death toll from the virus in the world.
'Indonesia defends bird flu fight (AP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia, which has had more human deaths from bird flu than any other country, defended its fight against the virus Wednesday, saying it had slaughtered or vaccinated almost 300 million chickens since 2004.
'Bird flu death toll worries scientists (The Buffalo News)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The fast-mounting human death toll from bird flu in Indonesia - now believed the country worst-hit by the disease - concerns experts who fear the virus will keep infecting people until it is controlled in poultry.
'Indonesia records another bird flu death (Sydney Morning Herald)
A 17-year-old Indonesian girl has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus, results from a local test showed. -
'China confirms human bird flu case from 2003 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
China confirmed on Tuesday that the country's first human case of the H5N1 bird flu virus was in late 2003, two years earlier than originally reported, prompting the U.N.'s health agency to call for greater transparency.
'Indonesia To Produce Tamiflu To Fight Spread Of Bird Flu (Bernama)
JAKARTA, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- Indonesia will begin producing oseltamivir or tamiflu -- an anti-virus drug for bird flu which is recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) -- in an effort to control the spread of bird flu virus in the country.
'Thailand declares bird flu a national threat (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand has declared bird flu a national threat and vowed united efforts to tackle the deadly virus, which has claimed 16 lives since its first outbreak here in 2004.
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