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Australian SARS expert dies in Indonesia
29/03/2007
One of the world's leading infectious diseases expert, Australia's professor Aileen Plant, has died suddenly in Indonesia.
Professor Plant, 52, worked with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the deadly respiratory disease SARS as well as bird flu, conducting research in a number of countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia.
She reportedly died of natural causes at Jakarta airport from where she had planned to travel home on Tuesday.
A colleague from Western Australia's Curtin University, John McKenzie, says the head of the WHO called her a trail blazer, and a true servant of public health.
"So many parts of the world were dependent on her," he said.
"The Commonwealth department of public health used to use her to chair or be a member of many of their committees.
"I think she had so many things going for her and I just don't know how we're going to cope without her basically."
Australian SARS expert dies in Indonesia
29/03/2007
One of the world's leading infectious diseases expert, Australia's professor Aileen Plant, has died suddenly in Indonesia.
Professor Plant, 52, worked with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the deadly respiratory disease SARS as well as bird flu, conducting research in a number of countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia.
She reportedly died of natural causes at Jakarta airport from where she had planned to travel home on Tuesday.
A colleague from Western Australia's Curtin University, John McKenzie, says the head of the WHO called her a trail blazer, and a true servant of public health.
"So many parts of the world were dependent on her," he said.
"The Commonwealth department of public health used to use her to chair or be a member of many of their committees.
"I think she had so many things going for her and I just don't know how we're going to cope without her basically."
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