CANBERRA (Reuters) - Aborigines in Australia's remote north and authorities in Indonesia and East Timor have been drafted in to watch for signs of sick or dead migratory birds as Australia's frontline defence against bird flu.
Australian Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran, however, played down the chances of bird flu reaching Australia by migrating birds, as the water fowl most likely to carry the disease did not generally migrate to Australia from Asia.
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