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.