South Sulawesi Distributes Five Million Doses Of Bird Flu Vaccines (Bernama) MAKASSAR, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- The South Sulawesi animal husbandry office has distributed five million doses of bird flu (avian influenza) vaccines to several districts which were threatened by the H5N1 virus, an official said. [News Source]

Indonesia now worst for bird flu (CNN.com) Two more people in Indonesia have died from avian influenza, the World Health Organization confirmed Thursday. [News Source]

Bird flu monitoring expands nationally (AP via Yahoo! News) The government on Wednesday expanded its monitoring of wild migratory birds for a deadly bird flu virus to cover the entire nation and U.S. territories in the Pacific. [News Source]

Bird flu monitoring expands nationally (AP via Yahoo! News) The government on Wednesday expanded its monitoring of wild migratory birds for a deadly bird flu virus to cover the entire nation and U.S. territories in the Pacific. [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]

Cambodia enlists Buddhist monks to help fight bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Cambodia has enlisted the help of Buddhist monks and teachers in its drive to prevent a fresh outbreak of bird flu, the UN children's agency and government officials said. [News Source]

Thailand Launches New Effort to Contain Bird Flu (Moldova.org) Thailand's Health Ministry has announced several measures aimed at preventing the spread of avian influenza. Thai health officials say the three-part plan will strengthen the detection, treatment and containment of bird flu. Officials Wednesday worked on improving techniques for collecting samples from infected birds and humans for testing. They also discussed standardizing the treatment for [News Source]

In the fight against bird flu (Financial Express) The World Health Organisation (WTO) is the agency most active in coordinating the fight against bird flu. [News Source]

Indonesia, Worst Affected by Bird Flu, Denies Lax Control (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia, which has the most number of human deaths from avian influenza, said it hasn't been lax in controlling the spread of the virus. [News Source]

Bird flu: ‘People need educating’ (BBC News) Two poultry businessmen in Indonesia reflect on Indonesia's 43rd bird flu death, making it the worst-affected country. [News Source]

Thailand Launches New Effort to Contain Bird Flu (Voice of America) Thailand's Health Ministry has announced several measures aimed at preventing the spread of avian influenza. Thai health officials say the three-part plan will strengthen the detection, treatment and containment of bird flu. [News Source]

China admits earlier bird-flu case. China confirmed that the country's first human case of the H5N1 bird-flu virus was in late 2003, two years earlier than originally reported, prompting the WHO to call for greater transparency. [News Source]