Indonesia Reels From Two New Bird Flu Deaths, Outbreak Feared

Brunei Times ^ | 1-14-2007

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Of the 25,000 birds interviewed in Alaska this year, none had the bird flu.

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"Of the 25,000 birds interviewed in Alaska this year, none had the bird flu."

And, you might add that everyone involved with BF is/was suprised at these results.

Remember, we've never 'profiled' a pandemic before...there are bound to be many suprises and maybe not a pandemic at all. So...

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VIRUS 'COULD WIPE 10% OFF DOW'

By Gillian Tett

Published: January 15 2007 02:00 | Last updated: January 15 2007 02:00

If avian flu spreads across 60 countries this year, the losses to the Dow Jones industrial index might be as a high as 10 per cent, according to analysis from Thomson Financial and the World Economic Forum, writes Gillian Tett in London.

This implies that avian flu now presents one of the biggest risks to the behaviour of stock markets this year, potentially larger than the threat posed by a terrorist attack, the researchers conclude.

The WEF project polled almost 1,000 traders and asked them to offer theoretical "prices" for the risk of certain events occurring - and then predict the likely market impact.

At present, according to the analysis, the market expects that 22 countries will suffer from bird flu this year, which would depress the Dow by 0.4 per cent.

Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2007