Human-to-human transmission possible in Indonesia’s 65th avian flu case (CIDRAP) Sep 14, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today recognized two cases of H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia, including one from March that was first reported yesterday by a WHO official and one from May involving a man who may have become infected after exposure to an ill family member. [News Source]

Scientists create napkin to spot hazards. Cornell University researchers are developing a napkin that will be able to detect bacteria, viruses and other dangerous substances with a mere swipe. [News Source]

Deadly bird flu outbreak rocks southern Sudan. Authorities in autonomous southern Sudan said Wednesday they had confirmed an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry, with two other suspected cases of the virus potentially fatal to humans. [News Source]

Aches on a plane. By scouring mortality data from 121 cities across the United States, Harvard researchers have found footprints of 9/11 that they say should guide policy during an influenza pandemic. [News Source]

WHO confirms 49 bird flu deaths in Indonesia. The World Health Organization confirmed 49 deaths out of 65 cases of avian influenza in Indonesia, the organization spokesperson in Jakarta said Thursday. [News Source]

Bird flu watch in Thai provinces suspended. With no new bird flu outbreak reported in the last 21 days, the fourth round of bird flu monitoring imposed in Thailand's two worst-hit provinces, Phichit and Nakhon Phanom, has been suspended. [News Source]

Flu’s killer tactic puts families at risk. The first confirmation of how the H5N1 virus kills people suggests why it is so hard for humans to catch it and why the disease passes more easily between blood relatives. [News Source]

Live H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccines Protect Animals from Infection (U.S. Department of State) Experimental vaccines based on live, weakened versions of different strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus were tested in mice and ferrets and protected the animals from a deadly infection from naturally occurring H5N1 flu viruses. The findings -- from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- also are encouraging, the [News Source]

Live H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccines Protect Animals from Infection (U.S. Department of State) Experimental vaccines based on live, weakened versions of different strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus were tested in mice and ferrets and protected the animals from a deadly infection from naturally occurring H5N1 flu viruses. The findings -- from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- also are encouraging, the [News Source]

Live H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccines Protect Animals from Infection (U.S. Department of State) Experimental vaccines based on live, weakened versions of different strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus were tested in mice and ferrets and protected the animals from a deadly infection from naturally occurring H5N1 flu viruses. The findings -- from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- also are encouraging, the [News Source]

Live H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccines Protect Animals from Infection (U.S. Department of State) Experimental vaccines based on live, weakened versions of different strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus were tested in mice and ferrets and protected the animals from a deadly infection from naturally occurring H5N1 flu viruses. The findings -- from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- also are encouraging, the [News Source]

Live H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccines Protect Animals from Infection (U.S. Department of State) Experimental vaccines based on live, weakened versions of different strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus were tested in mice and ferrets and protected the animals from a deadly infection from naturally occurring H5N1 flu viruses. The findings -- from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- also are encouraging, the [News Source]