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.