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]

Tracking killers that know no borders. Travel, overpopulation and climate change are fueling virus outbreaks. The number of zoonotic outbreaks in the US has been rising steadily during the past two decades. [News Source]

A tale of Teflon. Two generations after the introduction of Teflon, we are once again learning that better living through chemistry often carries a hidden price. [News Source]

New drug boosts bird flu survival in animals. A drug being developed to fight bird flu and seasonal flu helps animals to survive H5N1 avian flu infection. [News Source]

China reports new H5N1 bird flu outbreak. A new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu killed 985 chickens in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia. The discovery in a village near the city of Baotou prompted authorities to destroy 8,990 other chickens to prevent the virus from spreading, the Xinhua News Agency said. [News Source]

Health Experts Urge EU to Prepare for More Bird Flu Cases (Deutsche Welle) Health experts met to review how well the EU is prepared for an outbreak of avian influenza and what can be done to limit the damage if this happens. [News Source]