Australia issues bird flu travel warnings
28/10/2005 - 07:47:48Australia today issued fresh warnings for its citizens travelling in several Asian countries at risk for possible outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
The departments of foreign affairs and health issued a general health advisory warning Australians to “inform themselves about the risks of avian influenza (and) be prepared to take personal responsibility for their own safety” in case of a bird flu pandemic.
Updated travel warnings were issued for Thailand and Vietnam – which have had 54 of the 62 confirmed human deaths from bird flu – as well as other countries that have reported flu outbreaks in birds.
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