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Indonesia runs massive bird flu drill

AFP - Fri Apr 25, 5:09 AM ET

TUKADDAYA, Indonesia (AFP) - Hundreds of Indonesian villagers and health workers took part in a massive drill here Friday to prepare for a potentially devastating outbreak of human-to-human bird flu.

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Indonesia hands over bird flu data to new database AP - Thu May 15, 2:54 PM ET
SKorea to build bird flu vaccine factory next year: ministry AFP - Thu May 15, 5:29 AM ET
Bird flu pandemic seen needing multiple drugs Reuters - Wed May 14, 2:06 PM ET
SKorea steps up fight against worst bird flu outbreak AFP - Tue May 13, 1:10 AM ET
All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak AP - Mon May 12, 10:14 PM ET

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News Stories

Bird flu found in 3 dead swans in Akita Mon, Apr 28, 2008
A drill in Bali to practice how to handle bird flu Fri, Apr 25, 2008
Bird Flu Patient 'Not Infected' With Deadly Strain at Chosun Ilbo - Wed, Apr 23, 2008
Humans safe from Bird flu in WB , 20 lakh birds to be culled at Economic Times (India) - Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Extinction threat to country chicken at Times of India - Tue, Jan 22, 2008

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Feature Articles

Map of Bird flu outbreak near Diss, Norfolk at The Guardian (UK). - Tue, Nov 13, 2007
Latest blow in year of outbreaks at BBC - Mon, Nov 12, 2007
Q&A - Bird flu at The Guardian (UK). - Mon, Nov 12, 2007
Is bird flu still a threat? at BBC - Mon, Apr 02, 2007
Would free-ranging stop bird flu? at BBC - Mon, Feb 05, 2007
Bird flu could spook fickle consumers at BBC - Mon, Feb 05, 2007

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Opinion & Editorials

Pandemics require new cooperation at Philadelphia Inquirer (reg req'd) - Thu, Jun 22, 2006
WHO Knows Better at The Washington Post - Sat, Jun 10, 2006
Headlines come and go, but bird flu danger still a case of wait and see at Sydney Morning Herald - Wed, May 31, 2006
Bird flu plans; will it provoke action? at USATODAY.com - Fri, May 05, 2006
Flu and mismanagement at Al-Ahram Weekly - Fri, Apr 14, 2006
Bird Flu: Essence of Readiness Plan at allAfrica.com - Thu, Apr 13, 2006

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Bird Flu

Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Indonesia says it ...

Related Web Sites

WHO: Avian Influenza - features latest news and fact sheets about the disease.
Animal Health: Avian Influenza - overview of effects of bird flu on livestock and food safety. Includes outbreak maps and food safety precautions. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Centers for Disease Control: Avian Influenza - basic overview of the disease and timeline of infections in humans.
BBC Health: Bird flu - background on avian flu outbreaks, and a look at how flu viruses mutate and spread.
Nature: Avian Flu - Collection of articles, science updates, and profiles tracking the events and discoveries related to avian influenza.
What Is Bird Flu and How Is It Transmitted? - from Ask Yahoo!