New Drug Protects Against Influenza, Including Bird Flu Virus (Medical News Today) Opening a new front in the war against flu, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported the discovery of a novel compound that confers broad protection against influenza viruses, including deadly avian influenza.The new work, reported online this week (Oct. [click link for full article] [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]

New Drug Blocks Influenza, Including Bird Flu Virus (Science Daily) Opening a new front in the war against flu, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported the discovery of a novel compound that confers broad protection against influenza viruses, including deadly avian influenza. [News Source]

China reports second bird flu outbreak in a week. A new outbreak of bird flu has killed about 1,000 poultry in northern China in the second such case in a week, state media reported on Wednesday. [News Source]

Trials to begin on ‘instant’ flu vaccine. A revolutionary new treatment that might provide instant protection against all forms of flu, including bird flu, is being developed by scientists who are using defective viruses to interfere with the reproduction of the real thing when it infects someone. [News Source]

Cholesterol drugs could combat flu pandemics. Statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs prescribed to two million people in Britain each year, could play a pivotal role in combating a flu pandemic, scientists believe. [News Source]

Exercise at fort tackles virtual bird flu pandemic (Asbury Park Press) Hospital workers, police and other emergency personnel from the fort received the first batch of faux Avian flu medicine Thursday morning as part of a simulation aimed at testing procedures that would manage widespread disaster in Monmouth County. [News Source]

UNMC set to develop masks to protect against Avian Flu (Daily Nebraskan) Thanks to a $5.4 million appropriation approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate, the fight against biological disease, especially the Avian Influenza, may have just become easier. Sen. Ben Nelson attended a news conference Monday to promote the significance of this bill, which included 14 separate proposals for special projects. [News Source]

Indonesia confirms 69th bird flu case (People’s Daily) Indonesia has recorded the 69th avian influenza infection in human being, Director of Animal Disease and Health Control under the Health Ministry Nyoman Kandun said in Jakarta Thursday. [News Source]