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- 'Indonesia's health system fumbles as bird flu spectre looms (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation, is scurrying to ready for a potential bird flu pandemic but health and animal husbandry officials warn they so far lack crucial resources.
'Ukraine leader to visit bird flu-affected area (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was to visit Crimea, where an H5-type bird flu virus was detected over the weekend.
'Bird Flu Hype Infecting Biotech Industry (The Sacramento Union)
SAN FRANCISCO?Two years ago, as fears of a SARS pandemic spread, a San Diego biotech company aided by federal dollars speeded a promising vaccine out of the lab and into human testing. But when Vical Inc. and the government wrap up the 15-person test next year, the drug is expected to end up on the shelf because the dreaded global epidemic never panned out. Bird flu has now overtaken SARS as the
'Bird flu risk greatest 'during slaughter': UN (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Humans are at risk from contracting bird flu from chicken and other poultry during the slaughter and handling of diseased birds, two UN bodies said in a statement which reiterated that poultry is safe to eat if properly cooked.
'Ukraine Finds Bird Flu in Crimea (Ag Report)
KIEV - Dec 5/05 - APK -- In the three bird-flu affected areas of the Crimea the infection localization works are going on. The poultry is being culled in all the settlements where the highly pathogenic bird flu was found.
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