Bird flu could kill 214,000 Aussies
February 16, 2006 - 6:04AM
A serious worldwide outbreak of avian flu could kill up to 214,000 Australians, according to new projections by experts.
The research shows the world death toll from a disastrous bird flu pandemic could be as high as 142 million, or 2.2 per cent of the earth's population, Fairfax newspapers report.
The estimates by Professor Warwick McKibbin, one of the world's leading economic modellers and a member of the Reserve Bank board, and Dr Alexandra Sidorenko, a health expert at Australian National University, will be presented at the Lowy Institute in Sydney.
February 16, 2006 - 6:04AM
A serious worldwide outbreak of avian flu could kill up to 214,000 Australians, according to new projections by experts.
The research shows the world death toll from a disastrous bird flu pandemic could be as high as 142 million, or 2.2 per cent of the earth's population, Fairfax newspapers report.
The estimates by Professor Warwick McKibbin, one of the world's leading economic modellers and a member of the Reserve Bank board, and Dr Alexandra Sidorenko, a health expert at Australian National University, will be presented at the Lowy Institute in Sydney.
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