Officials Testing Birds For Avian Flu Virus (WTOL News 11) CRANE CREEK STATE PARK -- Even though it's not a public health crisis, the fact that a bird in our area tested positive for a type of bird flu has officials on alert and taking action. [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]

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]

Officials: Bird flu not going away (Wahpeton News) From the health of area birds to bio-security, infectious diseases in animals can present a risk to humans. Local experts, including emergency management directors, are preparing to update and equip local residents with current information on the avian flu. [News Source]

Indonesia expands probe of human bird flu cases in Java region. Indonesia expanded an investigation of human cases of bird flu in a remote village on Java island, including testing more people for the virus, as health officials check whether the disease may have spread from human to human. [News Source]

Thailand’s two H5N1 strains ‘not a threat’. Recent outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in Thailand were caused by two strains of the virus, but neither of them showed any significant mutation that would enable them to jump easily to people or spread with ease among humans. [News Source]

Indonesia Expands Probe of Human Bird Flu Cases in Java Region (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia expanded an investigation of human cases of bird flu in a remote village on Java island, including testing more people for the virus, as health officials check whether the disease may have spread from human to human. [News Source]