Vietnam Finds More Bird Flu - Infected Fowl in South (Planet Ark) HANOI - Vietnam, worried about a recurrence of the H5N1 bird flu which has already killed 42 of its people, has found more ducks and geese infected with a strain of avian influenza, state media reported on Friday. [News Source]

Much hype about bird flu, but not much to fear - yet (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) When it comes to bird flu, perception has been worse than reality. So far. Not every person who contracted the H5N1 virus died of it: 232 cases have been reported worldwide; 134 of those victims died. The World Health Organization reported that the avian flu most often kills victims between the ages of 10 and 39, similar to the flu pandemic of 1918 but unlike most flus, which claim the elderly or [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]

Indonesia confirms new bird flu case (Business Day) JAKARTA – A teenager was confirmed Saturday as the latest bird flu case in Indonesia, the country worst hit by avian influenza with 44 human deaths recorded, health officials said. [News Source]

Out of obscurity step our best hope for bird-flu vaccine. Almost overnight, the world's vaccine companies have been thrust to the forefront of a massive campaign to produce a vaccine against pandemic flu. [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 confirms new human case of avian flu (Gulf Times) JAKARTA: A teenager was confirmed yesterday as the latest bird flu case in Indonesia, the country worst hit by avian influenza with 44 human deaths recorded, health officials said. [News Source]

Country free of bird flu: experts (Gulf Times) New Delhi: India has declared itself an Avian influenza free country as no bird flu case has been reported for over three months, an official statement said yesterday. [News Source]

India declares itself bird-flu free (AFP via Yahoo! News) India announced it was free of bird flu, six months after the country first reported an outbreak of the deadly virus. [News Source]