Indonesia bird flu cases confirmed. At least five members of an Indonesian family have been infected with bird flu, the World Health Organization confirmed yesterday, after the case triggered widespread fears of human-to-human transmission. [News Source]

County, village prepare for bird flu outbreak. Morton Grove is working with county health officials to plan for an outbreak of the avian flu if it hits the United States. [News Source]

Pandemic fears as five family members die of bird flu. Five members of the same family have died in Indonesia of bird flu, the World Health Organisation confirmed yesterday. [News Source]

Lull in bird flu cases earns praise, warning. An abrupt lull in new cases of bird flu in the countries where it first appeared has sparked a debate with some arguing for the success of aggressive campaigns against the virus and others warning against declaring victory too quickly. [News Source]

U.S. hunt for bird flu begins in Anchorage. Testing shorebirds here is first line of defense against avian virus. [News Source]

WHO sets health goals for Olympics. Authorities must take action to meet the immense challenge of handling public health and emergency response issues during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, WHO official warned. [News Source]

Urgency of bird flu in Sumatra lessened (International Herald Tribune) After further investigation, World Health Organization officials said Thursday that the five avian flu deaths confirmed this week on Sumatra were probably not a result of human-to-human infection and did not suggest that the virus had mutated into a more deadly form. [News Source]

Indonesian Bird Flu Cases Raise Transmission Fears (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) May 18 (Bloomberg) -- The lack of a clear cause for bird flu in as many as seven members of an Indonesian family is unnerving authorities who are attempting to rule out the possibility that the virus was transmitted from person to person. [News Source]

Indonesia says no bird flu cover-up, Egyptian dies (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will be transparent if human-to-human transmission of bird flu does occur, a senior health official said on Thursday, a day after five members of a family were confirmed infected with the H5N1 avian flu virus. [News Source]

Indonesia promises no bird flu cover-up (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will be transparent if human-to-human transmission of bird flu does occur, a senior health official said on Thursday, a day after five members of a family were confirmed infected with the H5N1 avian flu virus. [News Source]

Bird Flu Cases in Indonesia Raise Fear of Human Transmission (Bloomberg.com) May 18 (Bloomberg) -- The lack of any clear cause for bird flu in as many as seven members of an Indonesian family is unnerving authorities who are attempting to rule out the possibility that the virus was transmitted from person to person. [News Source]

UN Agency Expands Team Investigating Bird Flu Cluster (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) May 18 (Bloomberg) -- The World Health Organization sent two officials to Indonesia's North Sumatra province to investigate the largest cluster of human bird flu cases, as a government official said sick animals may have been involved. [News Source]