Some updates:AFX Indonesia faces bird flu epidemic - health minister (Forbes/9-21-05)
(JAKARTA (AFX) - Indonesia is facing a bird flu epidemic as another possible victim died after showing signs of infection, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said.)
World experts head to Indonesia as bird flu spreads (ABC-News 9-21-05)
(JAKARTA (Reuters/ABC) - Health experts from around the world are converging on Indonesia, fearing a deadly bird flu outbreak in the world's fourth-most-populous country could spark a pandemic, a U.N. health official said on Wednesday.)
Indonesian girl dies of suspected bird flu (The Jakarta Post 9-21-05)
(JAKARTA (Antara): A five-year girl thought to have bird flu died at the Sulianti Saroso Hospital in North Jakarta on Wednesday morning, Minister of Health Fadilah Supari said.)
US exec warns of bird flu pandemic (Philippine Daily Inquirer 9-21-05)
(PACIFIC RIM countries are bracing for an economically devastating bird flu pandemic by researching the disease and strengthening their capabilities to deal with problems that could follow, a senior United States official said yesterday.
Michael Michalak, the US representative to Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, said the 21 members of APEC plan to unveil an action plan outlining strategies to battle avian flu, which he described as the "next possible disaster," during their annual summit in South Korea in November.)