Vietnam Kills Wild Storks to Prevent Bird Flu Spread (Planet Ark) HANOI- Vietnam's animal health workers have killed 53 wild storks at a theme park in Ho Chi Minh City after random tests showed two of the birds carried an avian influenza virus strain, officials said on Saturday. [News Source]

Bird flu: Who’s next? Bangladesh!The Role of Public Administration (News From Bangladesh) In comparison to malaria and diarroeal diseases, which together kill over 3 million people every year, bird flu has killed very few people. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the H5N1 virus may mutate into a new human flu virus against, which humans have no immunity. [News Source]

BIRD FLU Chicken sales drop as virus spreads (The Nation) More poultry deaths occurred in Uthai Thani yesterday, the province where the bird-flu outbreak claimed another human victim last week, as vendors reported a plunge in the sale of chicken meat. [News Source]

Mosquitoes beware. Low-flying, pesticide-spraying airplanes have joined heat waves and brush fires as summer staples in the Valley. [News Source]

More on woitv.com (WOI-TV Des Moines) Centers For Disease Control and Prevention Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus The facts behind the myths are compiled by the CDC on this webpage. If you've ever wondered the truth about the virus, this site is sure to give you the answers. [News Source]

Bird-flu research pressed (Miami Herald) WEST PALM BEACH -- (AP) -- IBM Corp. and The Scripps Research Institute are asking the federal government for $500 million to research the spread of bird flu, IBM and local officials said. [News Source]