UNICEF to distribute 100,000 bird flu prevention kits in Indonesia

UNICEF Indonesia/2007

By Arie Rukmantara

GARUT, Indonesia, 5 June 2007 – For people in Garut, West Java, a six-hour drive from Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, Monday is usually just the start of another work week.

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Malaysia culls chickens, says bird flu contained

By Yoong Chee Weng

KAMPUNG PAYA JARAS HILIR, Malaysia, June 7 (Reuters) - Malaysia has confined bird flu to three villages near its capital as teams of government workers and volunteers cull flocks of chickens and ducks to stamp out the H5N1 virus, health officials said on Thursday

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Fighting bird flu at the source

Written by Jim Birchard


The battle to protect Canadians from diseases that jump from animals to humans must be waged in the country of origin rather than here in Canada

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