Australia fending off bird flu (Reuters) Updated: 2005-09-28 16:11
Arriving passengers pass through a gate manned
by an Australian quarantine officer (L) near a new bird flu alert sign in
the arrivals hall at Sydney's international airport September 28, 2005.
Australia, so far free from Asia's deadly strain of bird flu, is
patrolling its northern regions to guard against infection from migratory
birds and screening airline passengers for poultry
products.[Reuters] |
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