Monday, January 7, 2008

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.

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