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10/25/05 12:39 AM

#77727 RE: mick #30446

Re: Bird flu,

*FDA promises to expedite bird-flu drugs
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
The US government pledged to expedite production of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu as its maker negotiates with other companies to boost production. The drug is in high demand as countries prepare for a possible bird-flu outbreak.

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**Indonesia confirms another human bird flu death
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

An Indonesian man died of bird flu, raising the country's human death toll from the virus to four, health officials said Tuesday.

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***Dead birds to be tested for bird flu in Germany
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Veterinarians will examine on Tuesday about 25 wild fowl found dead at a lake in western Germany, police said, as EU officials prepared for an outbreak of bird flu.

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