Swans fitted with transmitters in bird flu fight (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Outfitting swans with super-light Teflon backpacks containing solar-powered GPS satellite transmitters is the latest way scientists and researchers are trying to fight the spread of avian influenza. [News Source]

New bird flu vaccine could save millions (Times Online) A CHINESE vaccine against H5N1 bird flu has raised hopes of swift protection if the virus mutates into a pandemic form. Trials of the vaccine in 120 volunteers showed that it produced a good immune response at low doses. In an emergency, enough could be produced for 675 million people. [News Source]

Myanmar declares itself as bird flu free nation (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ Myanmar has declared itself free from bird flu after conducting a three-month program detecting avian influenza found no new cases in the country, a report in the state-run newspapers said Wednesday. [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]

Cambodia reports new bird flu outbreak. A new outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in ducks on two family farms in eastern Cambodia, where the deadly H5N1 virus was also detected last month, senior agricultural officials said Wednesday. [News Source]

Bird Flu Raises Stakes in World Health Agency Leadership Race (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The next World Health Organization leader, charged with leading the fight against bird flu, must navigate a complex political landscape of emerging private assistance foundations, powerful regional agencies and governmental self-interest to do so, experts said. [News Source]

Myanmar says free of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Military-run Myanmar has declared itself free of bird flu after months without a new reported outbreak, state media have said. [News Source]

Avian flu conquered with controls and vaccine (Gulf Times) No chicken, no eggs and at least 133 people dead of avian flu that can spread from chickens to humans... the disaster scenario of disease striking the very heart of kitchens came true in 10 Asian countries, but India is finally free of it with stringent controls and a home grown vaccine that can kill the virus. [News Source]

Myanmar, bird-flu-free country (People’s Daily) Myanmar has declared itself to be a bird-flu-free country after confirming no virus was found during a three-month program, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Wednesday. [News Source]

Migratory birds tested for avian flu (Hot Springs Village Voice) More than 13,000 wild migratory birds have been tested for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in Alaska, said Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. [News Source]