Indonesia won't share bird flu samples
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070314/ap_on_he_me/indonesia_bird_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070313/capt.jak10503131021.indonesia_bird_flu_jak105.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=bo9icOjBdhfYStqTxI3gHw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A hospital staff monitors the vital signs of a suspected bird flu patient at a hospital in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 13, 2007. The 20-year-old Indonesian woman was in critical condition after contracting bird flu, a Health Ministry official said. The H5N1 strain of bird flu has prompted the slaughter of millions of birds across Asia since late 2003, and caused the deaths of at least 168 people worldwide, more than a third of them in Indonesia, according to the World Health Organization. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Indonesia will not share bird flu samples with the World Health Organization without a legally binding agreement promising the virus won't be used to develop an expensive commercial vaccine, the health minister said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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