Avian flu strikes ducks in two more Vietnamese provinces

Nov 9, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Officials in Vietnam recently reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in two more provinces, bringing to six the number of provinces hit by the virus since early October.

Indonesia demands WHO return bird flu samples
( Peole's Daily Online )
+ - 16:25, November 09, 2007

The Indonesian Health Ministry has criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for ignoring repeated requests for the return 58 bird flu viruses, local press said Friday.


UN warns of possible sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks ahead of Northern Hemisphere winter
( The Jakarta Post )

TOKYO (AP): Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday, calling illnesses from animals "one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race."