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Australia offers Rp 11b for bird flu
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sat, 10/14/2006 10:20 AM
JAKARTA: Australia has pledged a further Rp 11 billion to strengthen the capacity of disease investigation centers to diagnose the avian influenza virus in poultry.
The project is part of a Rp 107 billion package that Australia has pledged to combat the virus in Indonesia.
""Australia is working with Indonesia's National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness to manage the regional threat of avian influenza,"" Australian ambassador Bill Farmer said Friday.
The diagnosis will be managed by the Australian Animal Health Laboratory. It will increase the capacity of national, regional and provincial laboratories in Indonesia to investigate suspected avian influenza cases and outbreaks. -- JP
