Bird flu drugs successes in Hong Kong
( ABC )

Scientists in Hong Kong say they have used a cocktail of three drugs which appeared to raise the survival rates of mice infected with lethal doses of the bird flu virus.

USDA releases sequences of 150 avian flu viruses
( CIDRAP News )

Jun 2, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the release of complete genetic data for 150 avian influenza viruses in an effort to connect genetic information with the biological effects of the viruses and to improve diagnostic tests.

USDA AWARDS $5 MILLION FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
( USDA )

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2008 -USDA announced today its continuing commitment to avian influenza research by renewing the Avian Influenza Coordinated Agricultural Project (AICAP) with another $5 million for three years to the University of Maryland-College Park to study the prevention and control of the disease.

WHO confirms Bangladesh's first H5N1 case
( CIDRAP News )

May 28, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed that a 16-month-old boy from Bangladesh had an H5N1 avian influenza infection in January but has since recovered.

Battling Bird Flu By The Numbers
(Science Daily )

ScienceDaily (May 28, 2008) — A pair of Los Alamos National Laboratory theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and crisis managers determine in real time whether an emerging infectious disease such as avian influenza H5N1 is poised to spread globally.

BANGLADESH: Human Bird Flu Case Deadly for Poultry Industry
( IPS )

DHAKA, May 24 (IPS) - Authorities here have stepped up surveillance against avian influenza after the case of a 16-month-old boy, who took ill in January, was diagnosed as one of infection with the deadly H5N1 virus.

H5N1 plagues Seoul, causes outbreaks in other cities
( CIDRAP News )

May 12, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – South Korea's agriculture ministry yesterday confirmed a second outbreak of the H5N1 virus in the capital city of Seoul, which prompted the culling of all poultry within the city.

Bio Farma produces birdflu vaccines in 2011
( ANTARA News )

Bandung, W Java (ANTARA News) - State pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma is set to produce birdflu (avian inluenza) vaccines for humans starting in 2011 with an initial production of 20 million doses.

Bird flu in Darjeeling, culling begins
( Business Standard )

Press Trust of India / Siliguri May 10, 2008
Culling of birds began in 42 villages in the mountain foothill areas of Darjeeling district today where avian flu has been detected. District Magistrate Rajesh Pandey said 283 birds were reported to have died in and around Sukna area between April 27 and May 4 following which samples were sent to High Security Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal, which confirmed the outbreak of avian flu.

Bird Flu Outbreak Reaches Seoul
( THE KOREA TIMES )

The bird flu outbreak that has swept South Korea reached the capital Seoul on Tuesday, prompting quarantine officials to decontaminate and limit access to a nearby children's park and open air market.

South Korea, Japan find more H5N1 in birds
(CIDRAP News)

May 5, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Agriculture officials in South Korea said H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks have been reported in six of the country's nine provinces, while authorities in Japan announced today that wild swans at a two more sites have tested positive for the virus.

N.Korea inoculates poultry against bird flu following outbreak in S.Korea
( THE STRAITS TIMES )

SEOUL (South Korea) - NORTH Korea said on Monday it has inoculated poultry against bird flu to prevent the spread of the virus from neighboring South Korea.

Indonesian boy dies of bird flu: health ministry
( ANTARA News )

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A three-year-old Indonesian boy who died last week had bird flu, a health ministry official confirmed Wednesday, bringing the toll to 108 in the country worst hit by the disease.

S. Korea's bird flu outbreak spreading east
( YONHAP NEWS )

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A suspected case of bird flu case has been reported at a small chicken farm in Daegu, the government said Wednesday, raising concerns that the outbreak first confirmed early this month is spreading throughout the country.

Japan finds H5 virus in swans; India, Vietnam cite outbreaks
( CIDRAP News )

Apr 28, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Animal health officials in Japan were awaiting final tests on four wild swans that recently tested positive for an H5 strain of avian influenza, as authorities in Vietnam and India's Tripura state moved to quash new outbreaks caused by the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus.

Indonesia runs massive bird flu drill
( ANTARA News )

Tukad Daya, Bali (ANTARA News) - Hundreds of Indonesian villagers and health workers took part in a massive drill here Friday to prepare for a potentially devastating outbreak of human-to-human bird flu.

WHO urges New Delhi to watch bird flu outbreak
( Thaindian News )

Agartala, April 24 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked India to prevent further spread of bird flu from Bangladesh and voiced satisfaction over the way the avian influenza was tackled in West Bengal and Tripura.


Indonesia denies seeking payment for virus samples
( CIDRAP News )

Apr 23, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – An Indonesian health official, responding to recent comments by the US health secretary, today denied that Indonesia wants financial compensation if it resumes sharing its H5N1 avian influenza virus samples.

HHS official reports on Southeast Asia issues
( CIDRAP News )

Apr 22, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – A US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official today shared wrap-up perspectives on HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt's recent trip to Southeast Asia, which included discussions on virus-sharing and restrictions on the US Navy laboratory in Indonesia, updates on avian influenza collaborations, and talks on import safety.

2 New Suspected Cases of Bird Flu Reported
( THE KOREA TIMES )

Two more suspected cases of bird flu have been reported in the southwestern region of the country amid intensifying efforts to prevent further spread of the deadly disease, government officials said Tuesday.

Weekend marks first human trials of new avian flu vaccine
( VIET NAM NEWS )

Ha Noi — The first large-scale trial of a locally produced H5N1 vaccine kicked off on Saturday.

65 million Indonesians at risk if bird flu mutates: official
( ANTARA News )

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - More than 60 million Indonesians could be infected with deadly bird flu if the virus mutates into a form transmissible between humans, an official said Friday.

US health minister in Jakarta to strengthen bilateral cooperation
( ANTARA News )

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - US Health and Human Services Minister Michael Leavitt is making a two-day visit in Indonesia starting Monday (April 14) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in health affairs, a US Embassy source said.

H5N1 strikes poultry in South Korea, Russia
( CIDRAP News )

Apr 14, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Animal health officials in South Korea yesterday said an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak was confirmed at a fourth farm, amid reports of several more suspected outbreaks, a day after Russia's agriculture ministry said the virus had struck birds in the far eastern part of the country.

First Successful Libraries Of Avian Flu Virus Antibodies Created
( Science Daily )

ScienceDaily (Apr. 14, 2008) — An international group of American and Turkish research scientists, led by Sea Lane Biotechnologies, has created the first comprehensive monoclonal antibody libraries against avian influenza (H5N1) using samples from survivors of the 2005/2006 "bird flu" outbreak in Turkey

Bird flu hits northeastern Tripura
( GULF TIMES )

AGARTALA: A fresh outbreak of bird flu has been reported in poultry in one of India’s remote northeastern states, a top veterinary official said yesterday.

Suspected bird flu sufferer admitted to Tangerang Hospital
( ANTARA News )

Tangerang (ANTARA News) - A 45-year old woman with suspected bird flu symptoms was admitted to Tangerang General Hospital on Friday, a hospital spokesman said.

H5N1 resurfaces in South Korean poultry
( CIDRAP News )

Apr 4, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Agriculture officials in South Korea today confirmed that large numbers of chicken deaths at a commercial farm in the southwestern part of the country were caused by H5N1 avian influenza.

US envoy to give Rp15 bln to Tangerang to fight bird flu
( ANTARA News )

Tangerang (ANTARA News) - US Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron R Hume is expected to hand Rp15 billion in humanitarian aid to the Tangerang administration to fight bird flu in the region, a local health official said on Tuesday.

Bird flu ravages central Vietnam province
( THANHNIEN NEWS )

An outbreak of bird flu is sweeping through the central province of Quang Nam, felling fowls and forcing authorities to cull a further 26,660 birds.

Three cases raise Indonesia's H5N1 count to 132
( CIDRAP News )

Mar 31, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Indonesia's health ministry today announced fatal H5N1 avian influenza infections in two young people, aged 11 and 15, and said a 22-month-old girl is hospitalized with an H5N1 infection.

First bird flu case in two years
( SWISS INFO )

A wild duck has tested positive for bird flu in the first case in Switzerland in two years.
The European pochard was discovered on Lake Sempach near Lucerne carrying the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, the Swiss veterinary office said on Thursday.

Jalpaiguri declared bird flu-affected
( THE TIMES OF INDIA )

JALPAIGURI: Jalpaiguri became the third district to be declared bird flu-hit for the second time after Malda and Murshidabad, with death of 112 chicken reported from its Sadar sub-division, official sources said on Thursday

Ducks, rice, people add up to risk of H5N1 outbreaks
( CIDRAP News }

Mar 26, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – High concentrations of ducks, rice fields, and human populations—rather than chickens—pose the highest risk of sparking deadly H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks in Southeast Asia, according to a recent study

Indonesia lost Rp4.1 trln due to bird flu
ANTARA News

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia suffered financial losses of Rp4.1 trillion due to bird flu (avian influenza/AI) outbreaks during 2004-2007, chief of the National Committee on Bird Flu Control Bayu Krisnamurthi said.

US officials launch regional stockpile to fight H5N1 in Asia
CIDRAP News

Mar 25, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The first of three US-funded supply stockpiles aimed at helping authorities in Asia stamp out avian influenza outbreaks opened near Bangkok today.

Microchips to detect bird flu
BCS

A semiconductor maker has launched a new chip that claims it can identify different strains of influenza, including the bird flu strain.

Health minister accuses US abusing AI virus for commercial gain
ANTARA News

Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA News) - Health Minister Siti Fadhilah Supari has again accused the US of abusing Indonesian bird flu (Avian Influenza/AI) virus for commercial purposes.

Avian flu reported in another two provinces
( Vietnam Net )

VietNamNet Bridge - The central province of Quang Nam and the southern province of Ca Mau have detected poultry dying of avian flu. Urgent preventive measures have been carried out.

Turkey, Laos report more H5N1 in poultry
CIDRAP News

Mar 19, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Veterinary officials in Turkey have confirmed an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the western part of the country near the border with Greece, according to a report yesterday from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

Health agency urges cordoning bird flu in northern Vietnam park
( THIANH NIEN News )

A Ministry of Health agency has asked local agencies to prevent further spreading of type A H5N1 bird flu virus which killed four Owston’s palm civets at Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam.

Bird flu epidemic in East Lampung continues to spreading
ANTARA News

Bandarlampung (ANTARA News) - A pandemic bird flu is further spreading in East Lampung district, the local animal husbandry agency`s animal health division chief Dewanto said here on Wednesday.


8 hospitalized in Indonesia for suspected bird flu
Xinhua

JAKARTA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Eight people from the same village in Indonesia's Lampung province were admitted to hospital allegedly for developing bird flu symptoms, local press said Thursday.

WHO warns against bird flu complacency
( Daily Times )

* Urges preventive measures against the disease
* Says 2 billion dollars investment in poultry industry is at risk

By Akhtar Amin

PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned against complacency regarding bird flu, saying that more precautionary measures needed to be enforced because the disease still posed a potential threat to humans.

Hanoi reports bird flu outbreak
( THANHNIEN News )

Some 3,700 birds were culled at a poultry farm in Soc Son District after a bird flu outbreak infected nearly two thirds of the farm’s livestock, the Hanoi Animal Health Department reported Thursday.

The northern province of Tuyen Quang also reported an outbreak in Son Duong District

Persahabatan Paramedic Team Cured 2 AI Cases
( KOMNAS FBPI )

Jakarta, March 1, 2008 - Ministry of Health - The doctor team in Persahabatan Hospital had successfully treated and cured Sn and her daughter, DN, from avian influenza (AI) infection. They were hospitalized for about one month. They were dischaged from the hospital on February 28, 2008 after the laboratory research showed negative H5N1 result for the last 3 days.

Indonesian father and son suspected of bird flu infection: doctor
ANTARA News

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A nine-year-old boy and his father have been admitted to a hospital in Indonesia, suspected of having bird flu, a medic said Sunday.

Both were admitted to the Dr. Muwardi general hospital in the Central Java city of Solo on Saturday showing all the symptoms of infection, Reviono, who heads the hospital's bird flu unit, told AFP.

Disease risk 'increased' in spring
(China Daily)

Natural disasters and the movement of migratory birds are increasing the threat of serious animal epidemic outbreaks this spring, a top agriculture official said Thursday


Fresh bird flu outbreak in Bangladesh
THE HINDU

Dhaka (PTI): The authorities in Bangladesh have culled nearly 70,000 fowls and destroyed 2,35,408 eggs in Mymensingh, Pabna and Chittagong districts following detection of the deadly bird flu virus, a news report said on Wednesday.

H5N1 infections reported in China, Vietnam, Egypt
CIDRAP News

Feb 26, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Deaths from H5N1 avian influenza were reported today in two women, one from southern China and the other from Vietnam, as officials in Egypt announced that a 4-year-old girl has been hospitalized with an H5N1 infection.

South China province on high alert after confirmed human bird flu case
Xinhua Via Birdflu Breaking News

GUANGZHOU, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Guangdong has tightened surveillance on poultry and migrant birds after a confirmed human bird flu death case in a county of the south China province.

Pakistan finds new bird flu outbreak near southern city of Karachi
( THE EARTH TIMES )

Islamabad - Pakistani health officials on Sunday confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu at a farm outside the southern city of Karachi. It was the third outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the Karachi area this month, but limited only to fowl that tested positive at one farm, and no humans were infected.

RI resumes sending of H5NI Virus to WHO laboratory
ANTARA News

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has resumed the sending of H5N1 Avian Influenza virus to the World Health Organization Collaborating Center (WHO-CC)`s laboratory in Atlanta, the United States, after having stopped it since January 2007 over a disagreement about the transfer mechanism, a minister said.

Culling of 149,453 chickens completed in Bangladesh's capital
Xinhua


DHAKA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh health workers completed culling around 150,000 chickens at a poultry farm in capital Dhakaas the bird flu ravaged the country's growing poultry industry, said government officials on Monday

H5N1 cases rise in China, Indonesia, Vietnam
CIDRAP News

Feb 18, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Chinese health officials said today that a 22-year-old man died of H5N1 avian influenza in the country's first reported case this year, as health ministries in Indonesia and Vietnam reported three more H5N1 infections, two of them fatal.

Young boy is 105th bird flu victim in Indonesia
( Bangkok Post )

Jakarta - A three year-old Indonesian boy from South Jakarta has died of avian influenza, putting the total fatality to 105 out of 129 cases in the hardest-hit country, health ministry said here.

Teenager becomes Indonesia`s 104th bird flu fatality
ANTARA News

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 16-year-old boy from Indonesia's central Java province died of the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus, bringing Indonesia's bird flu death toll to 104, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

The Indonesian health ministry said on it's website that the boy had fallen ill on February 3, and died a week later at the Moewardi hospital in the city of Solo, central Java.

Man's death raises Vietnam's H5N1 fatalities to 50
CIDRAP News

eb 15, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – An official from Vietnam's health ministry said today that a 27-year-old man whose samples recently tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza died of the disease last night, the country's second fatality in as many days.

DN, Indonesia\\\'s 127th AI Positive Case
( KOMNAS FBPI )

Jakarta, February 13, 2008 - Ministry of Health - DN is stated positive of avian influenza (AI) infection based on laboratory examination of National Institute of Health Research & Development (Litbangkes) and Eijkman Institute, Jakarta . DN (f, 14 years) who lives at Jln. Peta Barat, Gondang Village, Kalideres Sub District, West Jakarta, started getting ill and cough on February 2, 2008. On February 8, she was brought to Cengkareng Hospital, and then referred to Persahabatan Hospital and still getting treatment there

Indonesia confirms 127th case of human bird flu
ANTARA News

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The 14-year-old daughter of an Indonesian woman infected with bird flu last month was also confirmed as carrying the virus on Wednesday, the health ministry said.

Bird flu strikes another Bangladesh district
REUTERS

DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh despite efforts by authorities to control it, officials said on Wednesday, bringing the number of affected districts to 41 out of 64.

H5N1 strikes birds in Laos
CIDRAP News

Feb 12, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Agriculture officials in Laos have reported an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in poultry in a northwestern province, the country's first outbreak in about a year.

Indonesia reports 103rd bird flu death

( THE CHINA POST )
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Reuters

JAKARTA -- A 29-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the virus in the Southeast Asian country to 103, the health ministry said Monday.

Bird flu spreads in Pakistan; new outbreak in birds
REUTERS

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities confirmed on Monday a fresh outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Karachi, the second case in four days in the country's biggest city, a government official said.


Indonesia Reports 101 Bird Flu Fatalities

Jakarta, January 29, 2008 - Ministry of Health - Indonesia has recorded four new confirmed cases of human avian influenza.Nas from Tangerang District, MIY from Depok Municipality, Res and Vir from East Jakarta are confirmed to be infected by H5N1 virus based on the test results from the Health Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Health and Eijkman Institute dated January 27 2008.

3 New Confirmed Cases of Human Avian Influenza In Indonesia
( KOMNAS FBPI )

Jakarta, January 28, 2008 - Bird Flu Information Center -
Indonesia has recorded three new cases of human avian influenza. RF, MIY and Nas are confirmed to be infected by H5N1 virus based on the test results from the Health Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Health and Eijkman Institute dated January 27 2008.

H5N1 spreads to more districts in India, Bangladesh
CIDRAP News

Jan 28, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Animal health officials in India reported yesterday that H5N1 avian influenza had spread to 13 of 19 districts in West Bengal state, as authorities in neighboring Bangladesh said poultry outbreaks have occurred in close to half of the country's districts.


Over 326,000 chickens affected by bird flu virus in Bangladesh
Xinhua

DHAKA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu has so far affected more than 326,000 chickens in 29 out of Bangladesh's 64 districts since the first detection of the virus in the country last year, a government official said on Sunday.

Bird flu spreads to more districts; culling targets increased
( THE HINDU )

Special Correspondent

LKATA: Parts of two more districts, South 24 Parganas and Paschim Medinipur, have been struck by avian flu that has now spread across blocks spanning 13 districts of West Bengal — well above half the total number in the State.

Deadly bird flu virus spreads across Thailand, India and Bangladesh
( GULF NEWS )
AP

Bangkok: The deadly bird flu virus has killed 30 chickens in Thailand, marking the second outbreak of bird flu in 10 months, livestock officials said yesterday.



Over 2,500 chickens culled in S Bangladesh
Xinhua

DHAKA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Some 2,646 chickens, ducks and pigeons were culled and 1,140 eggs destroyed in Bangladesh's southern Patuakhali district, about 160 km south of capital Dhaka Thursday night after detection of avian influenza.

WHO confirms H5N1 deaths in Vietnam, Indonesia
CIDRAP News

Jan 24, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed that two more people have died of H5N1 avian influenza, a 34-year-old man from Vietnam and a 30-year-old man from Indonesia. Both cases were reported previously

Indonesia reports 98th bird flu death

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 30-year-old man has died of bird flu, the health ministry said Thursday, bringing the toll to 98 in the nation worst hit by the H5N1 virus.

Tangerang resident identified as bird flu sufferer
ANTARA News

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 30-year-old resident of Tangerang, a suburb west of Jakarta, has been positively infected with the bird flu virus and is currently being treated in a hopital in east Jakarta, the Health Ministry reported on Tuesday.

Media: Vietnamese man dies of bird flu
www.chinaview.cn 2008-01-23 09:31:01

HANOI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 32-year-old man from Vietnam's northern Tuyen Quang province died from bird flu, local newspaper Youth reported Wednesday.

More H5N1 outbreaks in India; virus hits Turkish poultry
CIDRAP News

Jan 22, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – An animal health official in India said today that outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza in the country's West Bengal state have spread to seven districts, as authorities in Turkey announced that the virus struck a village in a Black Sea coastal province.

WHO catalogs H5N1 viruses, launches tracking system
CIDRAP News

Jan 22, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Countries affected by H5N1 avian influenza have sent material containing 734 H5N1 virus isolates to the World Health Organization (WHO) over the past 5 years, and from now on the public will be able to track particular isolates that have been submitted and what is being done with them, according to the WHO.

NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA HUMAN CASE IN INDONESIA
( KOMNAS FBPI )

Jakarta, January 21, 2008 - Bird Flu Information Center - An 8-year-old boy, identified only as St, a resident of Tangerang Municipality, Banten Province, has tested positive of H5N1. The boy showed his first symptoms on 7 January 2008 and then he was admitted to Cengkareng Hospital on 16 January 2008. Afterwards, he was transferred to the Infectious Disease Hospital Sulianti Saroso (RSPI-SS) on17 January 2008, showing symptoms of fever, cough, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, pneumonia.


Avian flu in West Bengal
( THE ECONOMIC TIMES )

The one-week-old avian influenza epidemic, which has six districts of West Bengal in its virulent grip, manifests a failure of governance.

India struggles with worst-ever outbreak
( TAMIL STAR )
Jan 21, 2008, 20:12

Kolkata, India - Villagers in eastern India are continuing to eat chickens killed by bird flu, prompting fears the country's worst-ever outbreak of the virus could worsen, an official said Monday.

Further Swan Positive for Bird Flu
( The Poultry Site )

UK - The British Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed that a fifth mute swan collected on 14 January as part of wild bird surveillance from the same area has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza.

Indonesian teenage girl dies of bird flu
ANTARA News

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 16-year-old Indonesian girl has died of bird flu, taking the country's confirmed human death toll from the virus to 96, a health ministry official said


Centre confirms bird flu in Bengal
( THE TIMES OF INDIA )

EW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in two districts of West Bengal, a day after the state government declared an alert in the area.

Bird Flu
10,000 fowls culled in Barisal city in a night
( THE DAILY STAR )
Our Correspondent, Barisal

Officials, joined by law enforcers including Rab, cordoned about two-kilometre area in Barisal city Monday night, caught about 10,000 fowls from houses and small farms and culled them after detection of bird flu in two indigenous dead hens.

H5N1 Bird Flu: What You Need to Know
( NEWS LOCALE )

TUESDAY, JAN 15, (News Locale) - The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has struck again in India, this time two districts are the target. In the last 10 days, untimely and mysterious death of poultry animals was reported from Birbhum and South Dinajpur districts in the state.

NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA HUMAN CASE IN INDONESIA
(KOMNAS FBPI)

Jakarta, January 14, 2008 - Bird Flu Information Center - A 32-year-old female, identified only as TM, a resident of Tangerang District, Banten Province has been infected by avian influenza. She first showed flu-like symptoms on 3 January 2008 and then being treated at the Medika health clinic in Sepatan, Tangerang.

State sounds bird flu alert
( THE TIMES OF INDIA )

RAMPURHAT/KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: The deadly H5N1 avian influenza or bird flu virus in poultry may be back, and in our own backyard.

Study refines view of H5N1 virus's binding preferences
( CIDRAP News )
Robert Roos News Editor

n 14, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – A research report published last week says that the factors governing whether H5N1 avian influenza viruses can invade human cells are more complex than previously thought and have to do with the particular shape of the cell-surface sugar molecules to which viruses attach.

Indonesia reports 95th bird flu death
ANTARA News

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 32-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, the health ministry said in a statement Wednesday, bringing the toll to 95 in the nation worst hit

Indonesia Records Its 117 Bird Flu Human case

( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, Januari 11,2008 - Bird Flu Information Center
A laboratory test results dated January 10 2008 from the Ministry of Health's Research and Development Center and Jakarta based Eijkman Center confirmed that YF (F, 16) from Bekasi Municipality, West Java Province is positively infected by the H5N1 virus.

Woman's illness raises Indonesia's H5N1 total to 117
( CIDRAP News )

Jan 11, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Indonesia's health ministry announced that a 16-year-old girl from West Java province is hospitalized with H5N1 avian influenza, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. This development follows new media revelations about details relating to recently confirmed H5N1 patients in China and Pakistan.

Suspected bird flu sufferer dies in Bandung hospital
ANTARA News

Bandung (ANTARA News) - Arlan Tamrin (35) who was Indonesia`s 108th suspected bird flu sufferer died while being treated in an isolation room of Hasan Sadikin Hospital here Monday.

How humans catch bird flu: Study
( THE TIMES OF INDIA )

PARIS: Scientists on Sunday said they had figured out how influenza viruses carried by birds latch on to humans, a discovery that may open the way to a vaccine against not just deadly avian flu but against all flu types.

RP bans birds, poultry products from S. Korea
( ABS- CBN News )

The Department of Agriculture on Monday reimposed a temporary ban on all imports of domestic and wild birds along with poultry and its products from South Korea following reports of the reemergence of avian influenza or bird flu virus in that country.

Indonesia to certify poultry farms free of bird flu
REUTERS

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to certify commercial poultry farms that are free of bird flu as part of its efforts to control the spread of the disease, an agriculture ministry official said on Friday.