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To: lurqer who wrote (40865)	3/30/2004 4:02:17 PM
From: lurqer	Respond to of 89467

Down under, it's fall, but still seems to be a little hot. Note the last sentence. PM, Latham trade Iraq accusations PRIME Minister John Howard and Opposition leader Mark Latham have redoubled their attacks on each other over Australia's role in Iraq. Mr Howard has accused Mr Latham of making despicable comments over his suggestion the prime minister had plotted to hold a welcome home parade for Australian personnel during this year's expected election campaign. Mr Latham in turn has demanded an apology from the government over its claims he had received no official briefings on Iraq. But the prime minister, although admitting Mr Latham had received briefings from government agencies, downplayed their importance and said they had little to do with the situation in Iraq. In a sign of the increasing tension over the issue, Labor's foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd criticised Mr Howard for being the only leader of one of the occupying forces in Iraq not to have visited the country. He said United States President George W Bush and British leader Tony Blair had both gone into Iraq, as had the Polish prime minister. "Guess which member of the four occupying powers, the four countries which made up the coalition of the willing, hasn't bothered to go anywhere near the place? The prime minister of Australia," he said. Mr Rudd said neither Mr Howard nor Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer had visited Afghanistan since the war on terror began there more than two years ago. In the Senate, which does not hold a government majority, senators have called for a defined exit strategy from Iraq and a military withdrawal as soon as practicable. theaustralian.news.com.au lurqer

To: lurqer who wrote (40865)	3/31/2004 8:46:49 AM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 89467

Yes, the H5N1 versions causing the problems in Vietnam and Thailand have Amantadine resistant mutations in M2 which suggests prior infection in an organism (human or game cock?) treated with Amantadine or related compounds, which are typically used to treat humans. However, even Tamiflu is not as effective against H5N1 as it is against other serotypes (and the NA in the H5N1 versions causing the problems have a 20 codon deletion).

To: lurqer who wrote (40865)	3/31/2004 1:26:49 PM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 89467

I have raised some transparency issues concerning reports on H7N3 spread to human(s) and livestock in Fraser Valley discuss.agonist.org

To: lurqer who wrote (40865)	4/1/2004 1:27:52 AM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 89467

Avian flu has now been confirmed outside of the red-zone in Fraser valley and another farm outside of the red zone has been quarantined. The spin and spread continue discuss.agonist.org

To: lurqer who wrote (40865)	4/1/2004 8:03:49 PM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 89467

Canada has confirmed second human case of avian flu discuss.agonist.org

To: lurqer who wrote (40865)	4/1/2004 8:29:14 PM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 89467

Now it sounds like there may be over a dozen cases of avian flu in humans in British Columbia discuss.agonist.org