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- 'Indonesia must step up fight against bird flu: UN food agency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization warned about the spread of bird flu in Indonesia and urged Jakarta to make fighting the virus a national priority.
'Australia stockpiles bird flu vaccine at Asian diplomatic posts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australia said it was stockpiling bird flu vaccine at its diplomatic posts in Asia and issued a travel advisory warning its citizens about the dangers of the killer virus.
'WHO cautious over Indonesia bird flu outbreak (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The growing number of people with bird flu-like symptoms in Indonesia does not mean the outbreak is becoming worse, and there is no sign the virus can be passed easily among people, top U.N. health experts said on Thursday.
'Vietnamese bird flu survivor relives disease 'hell' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nguyen Thanh Hung, 42, is one of just a few people in the world who came down with bird flu, stared death in the face, yet lived to tell the tale.
'Suspected Indonesian bird flu patients had visited infected zoo (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Three Indonesian patients under observation with symptoms of bird flu had visited a zoo infected with the virus, a doctor said amid rising public concern over the outbreak that has killed at least four people.
'Indonesia Braces for Bird Flu Deaths (AP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia was bracing for more bird flu deaths Thursday after the World Health Organization warned that the densely populated country could see more fatalities from the virus than hardest-hit Vietnam and Thailand.
'Malaysia steps up efforts to avert bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Malaysia stepped up efforts to avert a bird flu outbreak, tightening border security and planning to punish bird smuggling after neighbouring Indonesia went on alert.
'Vietnam Gets Donation of Bird Flu Drug (AP via Yahoo! News)
Vietnam has received a donation of 600,000 tablets of the bird flu drug Tamiflu from Taiwan and is planning to buy another 70,000 tablets for its national stockpile, health officials said Thursday.
'Australian firm to start trials of bird flu vaccine (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Australian company CSL Ltd will begin human trials of a bird flu vaccine next month as the government warned travelers on Thursday about an outbreak of the deadly virus in parts of Asia.
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