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- 'Bird flu vaccine trial rushed forward (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
MARK COLVIN: Terrorist attacks like the latest Bali bombings are damaging enough in themselves, but a leading bird flu researcher says they may also have the effect of obstructing the fight against the threat of avian flu.
'Fear bird flu may kill 150m humans (Sunday Mail)
THE United Nations fears the bird flu mutation sweeping through Asia could claim 150 million lives world wide. The estimate was made by UN public health expert Dr David Nabarro, who predicts it will become far worse than any recent pandemic.
'Australia sends bird flu experts to Indonesia (Stuff)
CANBERRA: Australia will send a team of experts to help neighbouring Indonesia as it struggles to combat a deadly outbreak of bird flu, foreign minister Alexander Downer said yesterday.
'Link found between Indonesian bird flu victims and poultry near their homes: Minister (Jakarta Post)
JAKARTA (AP): Investigators have found a link between Indonesia's six human bird flu fatalities and poultry living near their homes, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said Tuesday.
'Australia to help Indonesia tackle bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia would be unable to deal effectively with bird flu if the deadly disease mutated into a outbreak spread via human-to-human contact, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.
'Bush vows victory in Iraq, raises concern about bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President George W. Bush used his first full-scale news conference in four months to insist the United States would emerge triumphant from Iraq, and admitted he was concerned that bird flu could mutate into a deadly human pandemic.
'Bush proposes using military in bird flu pandemic (Reuters)
He said the military, perhaps the National Guard, might be needed to enforce quarantines if the feared H5N1 bird flu virus changes enough to cause widespread human infection.
'Bird flu pandemic could kill business (Tacoma News Tribune)
The bird flu frightens Ron Sims.
'Another Indonesian suspected of bird flu, condition stable (AlertNet)
JAKARTA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - A young Indonesian man is suspected of having bird flu after a local test result showed positive, and health officials said on Tuesday a specimen would be sent to a Hong Kong laboratory for further testings.
'Australia sends bird flu experts to Indonesia (Jakarta Post)
CANBERRA (Reuters): Australia will send a team of experts to help neighboring Indonesia as it struggles to combat a deadly outbreakof bird flu, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Tuesday.
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