Celera wins grant for avian flu test (Gazette.Net) Celera Genomics of Rockville will develop a rapid laboratory test for diagnosing the deadly strain of avian flu virus under a new, three-year, $900,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 21 August 2006 (SciDev.net) Below is a roundup of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

Indonesia plays down bird flu cluster as family takes child home with suspected bird flu (News-Medical-Net) The Indonesian Ministry of Health has confirmed the country’s 59th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus in a 35-year-old woman from the district of Cikelet, in West Java Province. [News Source]

Third avian flu case verified in area of possible Indonesian cluster (CIDRAP) Aug 21, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – A third human case of H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed in a remote part of Indonesia where a number of suspected cases are being investigated, but most of the cases probably resulted from exposure to sick poultry, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. [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]

Human Bird Flu Cases Found This Year Equal 2005 Level (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a 35-year-old woman in Indonesia, raising the number of cases worldwide this year to 95, the same number reported in the whole of 2005, as health authorities study whether the virus is spreading between humans. [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]

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]

USDA to begin avian virus tests. Pennsville Township, New Jersey committee will execute an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to test wild birds and wild bird fecal matter at Riverview Beach Park for the avian influenza virus. [News Source]

Vaccines Must Keep Pace With Bird Flu Virus Changes, WHO Says (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Vaccines being prepared for a possible influenza pandemic need to keep pace with changes in the bird flu virus being detected in Asia that may spark the next human outbreak, the World Health Organization said. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 21 August 2006 (SciDev.net) Below is a roundup of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

Indonesia bird-flu outbreak prompts culling, free Tamiflu. The Indonesian government has responded to the emergence of new human cases of H5N1 avian influenza by culling poultry and distributing free doses of Tamiflu. [News Source]