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Organisers have called off a national conference on the spread of diseases - to concentrate on combating swine flu.
The 2009 Communicable Diseases Control Conference was due to start in Canberra today but the event was cancelled as medical officials grapple with swine flu.
Most of the key speakers, including Australia's chief medical officer Jim Bishop, have pulled out as more details emerge about the new flu outbreak overseas.
Although no cases of human swine flu have been diagnosed in Australia, health authorities have introduced measures to stop any spread.
The Federal Department of Health and Ageing is hoping to reschedule the conference.
Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, infectious-diseases, doctors-and-medical-professionals, swine-influenza, australia, act, canberra-2600
The 2009 Communicable Diseases Control Conference was due to start in Canberra today but the event was cancelled as medical officials grapple with swine flu.
Most of the key speakers, including Australia's chief medical officer Jim Bishop, have pulled out as more details emerge about the new flu outbreak overseas.
Although no cases of human swine flu have been diagnosed in Australia, health authorities have introduced measures to stop any spread.
The Federal Department of Health and Ageing is hoping to reschedule the conference.
Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, infectious-diseases, doctors-and-medical-professionals, swine-influenza, australia, act, canberra-2600
