September 26, 2008

Bird flu recurs in Vietnam Bangkok Post - Thailand Hanoi (dpa) - Vietnamese authorities have detected the H5N1 avian flu virus in a flock of ducks on a farm in the southern province of Ca Mau, a government ... See all stories on this topic

RI shuts down US medical laboratory Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia US Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt has said the quarrel over Indonesia's refusal to share its samples of the H5N1 avian influenza virus ... See all stories on this topic

Indonesia halts US naval medical lab’s activities over row Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar The US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 has been key to efforts to track bird flu in Indonesia, the country with the most human deaths from the H5N1 virus. ... See all stories on this topic

WHO urges countries to speed up their ability to fight new diseases Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand After SARS was contained in 2003, avian influenza A(H5N1) emerged a few months later, indicating that other emerging diseases are yet to come, Dr Omi said. ... See all stories on this topic

Bird flu hits northern Iraq Middle East Times - Cairo,Egypt Though it does not pose a significant health threat to humans, as does the H5N1 strain, Omer urged poultry farmers and the general population to take ... See all stories on this topic

UC Santa Cruz Biologist Marm Kilpatrick honored by American Ornithologists' Union UC Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz,CA,USA Kilpatrick's research on avian influenza ("bird flu") has led to predictions about the global spread of the virulent H5N1 strain of the virus. ... See all stories on this topic

Digging up the deadly past The National - Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates Understanding that could shed light on the H5N1 “bird flu” strain currently gripping parts of the world, explained Dr Alan Hay, the director of the World ... See all stories on this topic

...compiled by Rex Regeborg