More Avian Influenza in Humans Confirmed in Indonesia (U.S. Department of State) Avian influenza kills another child in Indonesia, according to confirmation from the World Health Organization.  A 3-year-old child from a suburb of Jakarta died on July 6, about two weeks after she first became ill.  Medical authorities confirm she was infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which now has killed a total of 132 people worldwide. [News Source]

WHO confirms Indonesia’s 53rd avian flu case (CIDRAP) Jul 14, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – A 3-year-old girl who died on Jul 6 near Jakarta had Indonesia's 53rd case of H5N1 avian influenza, according to test results announced today by the World Health Organization (WHO). [News Source]

Poultry Flocks, Food Supply Protected Against Avian Flu, Says Industry Web Site (Progressive Grocer) JULY 14, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Commercial poultry flocks in the United States and the food products made from them are being carefully protected from avian influenza, said a group of food trade organizations on a revamped industry-sponsored Web site. [News Source]

Bird flu claims 41st life in Indonesia (PhysOrg) A 3-year-old Indonesian girl has died from avian influenza in Indonesia, bringing the country's total deaths from the disease to 41. [News Source]

Criticism mounts over meat imports. Health officials have begun contacting restaurants and markets supplied by a Troy warehouse suspected of importing Chinese poultry, but there was no plan Thursday for alerting the retail customers of Asia Food Service Inc. [News Source]

Genetic changes found in Indonesian bird flu cases. Analysis of H5N1 avian flu viruses recovered from a large cluster of human cases in Indonesia showed multiple genetic changes as the virus moved through three generations of people. [News Source]

Goose Parts From Bird Flu-Ridden China Lost in U.S. (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) July 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. inspectors are probing the disappearance of four boxes of goose intestines smuggled from China, where bird flu is spreading. [News Source]

Ames lab prepares for avian flu testing (Iowa Farmer) AMES (AP) -- The government’s elaborate network for diagnosing bird flu will eventually come down to a sprawling 640-acre campus in the Iowa countryside where strict security is the only hint of the crucial role scientists there could play. [News Source]

Tests confirm Indonesian child died of bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A three-year-old Indonesian girl who died this month has tested positive for bird flu according to tests by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, a health ministry official said on Friday. [News Source]

S.C. prepares for pandemic; Georgia ponders issue. South Carolina officials aren’t waiting around when it comes to preparing for a possible avian flu pandemic. [News Source]

Companies stock up on bird flu drug, maker says. More than 100 companies of all sizes have contacted Roche AG, maker of influenza drug Tamiflu, about getting supplies for their employees in case of a bird-flu pandemic, the company says. [News Source]

Indonesia bird flu death toll rises (CBC) International tests confirmed the death of a three-year-old girl from avian flu, bringing the number of people killed by the disease in Indonesia to at least 41, a health official said Friday. [News Source]