Bird flu outbreaks in Indonesia going unstudied. Nature has learned that very few — if any — avian flu samples from Indonesian birds have been sent to official labs for sequencing over the past year. [News Source]

112 patients admitted for bird flu tests in North (MCOT) PHICHIT, July 29 (TNA) - Thai public health authorities have admitted that over one hundred patients from 14 provinces suspected of having contracted avian influenza and are being monitored and tested for bird flu, but no new cases have been reported following a flurry of new reports during the past week. [News Source]

Preparing for the worst Agencies, businesses huddle to map out strategy for bird flu (Osceola News Gazette) It is just a matter of time that the avian influenza or “bird flu,” which has killed 58 people overseas so far this year, makes its way to Florida, according to state and health officials. [News Source]

India to claim ‘bird flu free’ status (New Kerala) New Delhi, Jul 28: India will lay claim to the 'bird flu free nation' status next month, as no case of avian influenza has been reported in the country for the last three months, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today. [News Source]