Indonesia to start producing Tamiflu

Denpasar (ANTARA News) - Indonesia will start producing oseltamivir (tamiflu) pills in an adquate amount this year in anticipation of the possibility of a further spread of the bird flu virus.

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Aburizal Bakrie said here on Tuesday the drug would be produced in an adequate quantity so the country no longer needed to import

Germany finds H5N1 in frozen duck meat

Sep 10, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – A government official in Bavaria said today there was a chance that some frozen duck meat contaminated with the H5N1 avian influenza virus made its way to consumers' tables, according to a German news agency.

Complacency on bird flu will be deadly - WHO
( Netscape.com )

September 11 2007 at 03:50AM

Jeju Island, South Korea - The World Health Organisation warned on Monday against complacency in the fight against bird flu, saying another human influenza pandemic is inevitable sooner or later.