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- 'Tons of poultry meat seized in effort to keep bird flu out of Australia (Jakarta Post)
CANBERRA (AP): Customs officers have seized tons of poultry meat in an effort keep bird flu from entering Australia, Customs Minister Chris Ellison said on Sunday.
'Labor wants audit on Indonesian bird flu (The Age)
Labor wants the federal government to conduct an audit of Indonesia's ability to cope with the threat of bird flu. Federal opposition foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd accused the government of being complacent about protecting Australia from a global avian influenza outbreak.
'Five Jakarta hospital patients have bird flu (The Manila Times)
JAKARTA: Five hospital patients in the Indonesian capital have tested positive for bird flu while five others were found not to have contracted the disease and will be discharged, a doctor said Sunday.
'Poultry meat seized in bird flu fight (The Age)
Customs officers have seized tonnes of poultry meat heading into Australia as part of efforts to keep bird flu from our shores, Customs Minister Chris Ellison said.
'Imports seized in bird flu fight (The Courier Mail)
CUSTOMS officers have seized tonnes of poultry meat heading into Australia as part of efforts to keep bird flu from our shores. Customs Minister Chris Ellison said yesterday Australia was boosting precautions against the disease as fears grow over the spread of bird flu through Asia.
'Windmill operators must reduce bird fatalities (Corvallis Gazette Times)
SAN FRANCISCO Alameda County officials have voted to force Altamont Pass windmill operators to take action to reduce bird fatalities in one of the nation's most productive wind power regions.
'More Suspected Bird Flu Patients Hospitalized in Jakarta (RedNova)
More suspected bird flu patients hospitalized in Jakarta JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Up till Saturday afternoon, at least 21 people suspected of suffering from avian influenza were reportedly being treated at the Sulianti Saroso hospital in north Jakarta, capital of Indonesia.
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