Akzo Nobel signs deal to develop avian flu vaccine (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) AMSTERDAM, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel NV said on Wednesday it had signed a research agreement with U.S.-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a pandemic avian flu vaccine. [News Source]

2 more suspected bird flu patients treated in Indonesia (INQ7.net) JAKARTA -- Two more people from a bird flu-hit area in Indonesia's West Java have been admitted to hospital on suspicion of contracting avian influenza, health officials said. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 29 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]

Biologists test for bird flu in Alaska (AP via Yahoo! News) Hundreds of miles above the Arctic Circle, biologists working in the frosty marshes of Alaska's North Slope are keeping a lookout for migratory birds that might bring a deadly avian flu strain to the United States. [News Source]

Biologists test for bird flu in Alaska (AP via Yahoo! News) Hundreds of miles above the Arctic Circle, biologists working in the frosty marshes of Alaska's North Slope are keeping a lookout for migratory birds that might bring a deadly avian flu strain to the United States. [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]

Asian bird flu ruled out in Michigan swan. Bird flu found in a wild swan in Michigan was not the deadly Asian strain that has ravaged poultry and killed at least 141 people worldwide, the Agriculture Department said Monday. [News Source]

Avian Influenza: Preparing for a Pandemic (American Family Physician) GREGORY JUCKETT, M.D., M.P.H., West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia Avian influenza A (H5N1) first emerged as a global public health threat in 1997 when it caused a major human outbreak in Hong Kong. Endemic in waterfowl and highly virulent in poultry, H5N1 is capable of incidentally infecting humans and other mammals. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 29 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]

New test speeds diagnosis of lethal avian flu strain. In an advance that speeds up diagnosis of the most dangerous avian flu, scientists have developed a detailed influenza test that takes less than 12 hours, federal health officials said yesterday. [News Source]

Bird flu could be trouble for upstate. If a pandemic flu struck tomorrow, Anderson County, South Carolina would be in trouble, according to health officials. [News Source]