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]

PM calls for strict bird flu vigilance (Viet Nam News) HA NOI — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked health authorities to take all necessary steps to prevent an outbreak of avian flu and A-type flu (H5N1) among humans. [News Source]

Indonesia: 43rd and 44th Bird Flu Deaths (New York Times) Indonesia overtook Vietnam as the country with the most human deaths from avian flu with the deaths, one Monday and one Tuesday. [News Source]

China: Ministry Confirms First Bird Flu Death Was in 2003 (New York Times) China confirmed that a soldier died of the A(H5N1) avian flu strain in 2003, two years before the country publicly acknowledged its first human infection. [News Source]