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...entirely new. "I've never before seen an outbreak of this type," says Dr. Thomas Alexander, the retired University of Cambridge veterinary scientist who first identified the bacteria in humans. "It just doesn't sound like Strep." Dr. Marcelo Gottschalk of the University of Montreal, the world's top expert on Strep. suis, says China needs help analyzing the bacteria to see if it has mutated into a more virulent form. But so far, the country hasn't shared the results of any such tests. "This is one of the main problems," he says. "They do not have the expertise...
...about Strep. suis infections, much less share information. The Ministry of Health says it has the situation under control, although suspicions about China's openness on disease outbreaks, dating back to the 2003 SARS crisis, linger. "The Chinese have got to be transparent," says Robert Webster, a bird-flu expert who has worked with China in the past. If not, neighboring countries?and the world?could pay the price...
...Though counsel served feeless, the defense put its costs between $20,000 and $25,000. The largest items were transporting to Dayton the group of expert witnesses whose testimony went unheard. Actual court costs were $300, treble the fine imposed...
...last week. Yet this is no cause for complacency, with unidentified militants growing more sophisticated in the planning and execution of their attacks, and perhaps drawing inspiration-if not yet direct support-from the global jihadi movement. A "conspiracy of silence" surrounds the militants, says Zachary Abuza, a terrorism expert with the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. "No group has taken credit for any attack, tried to discredit their rivals, or stated their platform," he observes...
...into the country's top whale-watching location. The cetaceans are on their yearly migration from the warm waters off northern Queensland (where their calves are born) to Antarctica?and Hervey Bay is a favored stopover. There are dawn, half-day and full-day whale-watching tours, with expert commentary and refreshments, offered by an armada of boats throughout the season. Humpbacks are surprisingly agile for their size (the average adult is longer than 13 m and weighs about 30 tons), so expect to see lots of blowing, tail slapping and breaching (pictured). Australia's cuddly koalas and kangaroos usually...