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]

Indonesia’s Toll From Bird Flu Equals World’s Highest (Update5) (Bloomberg.com) July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia confirmed its 42nd bird flu fatality, equaling Vietnam as the country with the most human deaths from the virus. [News Source]

Indonesia confirms 42nd bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News) Indonesia is now the nation worst hit by human fatalities from bird flu along with Vietnam, as it confirmed its 42nd death from the H5N1 virus. [News Source]