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• Bali doctors investigate possible bird flu deaths

  Published: August 12, 2007, 9:19 pm

  Tags: Health, Diseases Disorders, Avian Influenza, Bali

  There are fears that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu may have spread to the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

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• Indonesia confirms Bali's first bird flu deaths

  Published: August 13, 2007, 4:17 am

  Tags: Health, Diseases Disorders, Avian Influenza, Indonesia, Bali

  Officials from Indonesia's National Bird Flu Commission have confirmed the disease has been transmitted to humans in Bali for the first time.

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• Toddler's flu death confirmed

  Published: August 13, 2007, 5:33 pm

  Tags: Health, Diseases Disorders, Influenza, Australia, Bathurst 2795

  A two-year-old boy is the first child in New South Wales to die in what health officials are saying is one of the worst flu seasons in years.

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• Severe Seasonal Flu in Australia And Health Infrastructure In The US

  Published: August 22, 2007, 10:33 am

  Tags: Australia, Seasonal Flu, Influenza, Health Infrastructure

  is in the grip of its worst influenza season in many years, with nine lives lost so far. Six children from four states have died from one of two virulent strains of influenza A virus, H3N2 or H1N1. Three adults – a 37-year-old Queensland man, a 48-year-old woman from South Australia and a 33-year-old Queensland mother-of-two – have

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• Wodonga horse lockdown lifted

  Published: September 4, 2007, 8:18 pm

  Tags: Health, Diseases Disorders, Influenza, Australia, Vic, Wodonga 3690

  A lockdown on horse stables in the Victorian border city of Wodonga will be lifted, after horses in neighbouring Albury were cleared of the horse flu.

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• SA country cup raced despite horse flu restrictions

  Published: September 5, 2007, 4:11 am

  Tags: Diseases Disorders, Influenza, Animal Welfare, Horse Racing, Adelaide 5000, Balaklava 5461, Port Pirie 5540

  Organisers say restrictions in place because of the risk of horse flu failed to dent the enthusiasm of punters at the Balaklava Cup in the mid-north of South Australia today.

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• Horse flu vaccine too expensive: Minister

  Published: September 5, 2007, 2:28 am

  Tags: Health, Diseases Disorders, Influenza, Sport, Horse Racing, Australia, Nsw, Coffs Harbour 2450, Newcastle 2300, Scone 2337

  New South Wales Primary Industries Minister, Ian Macdonald, says vaccinating horses against equine influenza would cost too much money.

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• Bird flu pandemic poses 'great risk' to Australia

  Published: September 5, 2007, 6:05 pm

  Tags: Health, Diseases Disorders, Avian Influenza, Australia

  The head of the communicable disease program at the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Australia will be at great risk if a bird flu pandemic occurs.

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• Police nab horse smugglers

  Published: September 5, 2007, 5:47 pm

  Tags: Influenza, Law Crime Justice, Crime, Police, Sport, Horse Racing, Australia, Nsw, Dubbo 2830, Inverell 2360, Newcastle 2300, Orange 2800

  Authorities say police have pulled over a truck illegally transporting a horse in north-west New South Wales.

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• 'Phantom' races could spread horse flu

  Published: September 5, 2007, 9:11 pm

  Tags: Influenza, Sport, Horse Racing, Australia, Nsw, Warwick Farm 2170

  The horse racing industry says a planned resumption of racing in New South Wales this weekend is a risky proposition.

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• 'Phantom' horse races get go-ahead

  Published: September 6, 2007, 1:01 am

  Tags: Influenza, Sport, Horse Racing, Australia, Nsw, Warwick Farm 2170

  Horses will be back on the race track in New South Wales this Saturday for the first time since the outbreak of equine influenza.

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• Racing industry slams NSW Govt

  Published: September 6, 2007, 7:00 pm

  Tags: Government Politics, Federal State Issues, States Territories, Influenza, Sport, Horse Racing, Australia, Nsw, Newcastle 2300, Sydney 2000, Warwick Farm 2170

  Racing New South Wales has savaged the State Government over what he says is its lack of assistance during the horse flu crisis.

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• Vaccine won't fix horse flu problem: Racing Vic

  Published: September 6, 2007, 6:45 pm

  Tags: Health, Diseases Disorders, Influenza, Australia, Vic

  Racing Victoria's chief vet is urging the racing industry not to look to vaccinations as a quick fix for equine influenza.

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• Border lockdown to remain despite problems: Hulls

  Published: September 6, 2007, 8:18 pm

  Tags: Health, Diseases Disorders, Influenza, Australia, Vic

  The Victorian Racing Minister Rob Hulls says a ban on horse movement through State borders will remain in force, despite the problems it is causing for trainers and studs in border areas.

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• NSW welcomes 'phantom' races as boost for industry

  Published: September 8, 2007, 1:08 am

  Tags: States Territories, Influenza, Sport, Horse Racing, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000, Warwick Farm 2170

  The New South Wales Government says today's so-called phantom horse race meeting in Sydney's south-west will give the state's racing industry a welcome boost.

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