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- 'Indonesian bird flu toll hits 55 (BBC News)
Indonesia's bird flu death toll reaches 55, after officials say a 27-year-old woman has died of the disease.
'Americans piled up Tamiflu on bird flu fear: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Fears of an outbreak of bird flu led Americans to hoard the anti-viral medicine Tamiflu in 2005, with prescriptions spiking most sharply when media coverage rose, a study released on Tuesday said.
'Taiwan steps up efforts against bird flu (NDTV)
Taiwan is covering its poultry and pig farms with nets to prevent migratory birds from infecting local flocks and livestock with the H5N1 bird flu virus.
'Indonesia confirms 55th bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The death toll in Indonesia from bird flu rose to 55 after officials confirmed that a 27-year-old woman who died last week was infected with the virus.
'Warning over global bird flu plan (BBC News)
A third of nations have not made plans for distributing treatment if there is a bird flu pandemic, a report says.
'Egypt minister warns of winter bird flu upsurge (Khaleej Times)
CAIRO - Egyptian Health Minister Hatem Al Gabali said on Tuesday he feared a fresh spate of human bird flu cases in the coming weeks. ?Bird flu is still present and we will witness new cases this winter. We just hope they won?t be fatal,? he told parliament.
'Bird & Bird raids Freshfields in Italy (The Lawyer)
Bird & Bird?s Italian offering has snared a star of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer?s Italian employment team. Amedeo Rampolla joins Bird & Bird?s Milan office as a partner working under employment head Caterina Rucci. His arrival brings the firm?s employment team up to seven.
'Bird Flu Kills Third Indonesian in a Week, WHO Says (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a 27-year-old woman on Indonesia's Java island, the third person to die of the virus there in less than a week, the World Health Organization said.
'Indonesian woman dies of bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
A 27-year-old woman was killed by bird flu ? Indonesia's third death from the virus in as many days ? bringing the nation's toll to 55, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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