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]

Poultry dilemma. New environmental legislation from Europe, aimed more at heavy industry than agriculture, is threatening to cost farmers thousands of pounds, at a time when they say the industry is just beginning to recover from avian flu outbreaks. [News Source]

Bird-flu alert not over, health experts caution (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Deadly bird flu not forgotten by U.S health officials. [News Source]

Single Injection Of Vical’s Avian Flu DNA Vaccine Provides 100% Protection In Ferrets (Medical News Today) Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL) today announced that a single injection of the company's lead avian influenza (flu) DNA vaccine candidate provided 100% protection in ferrets against lethal challenge with a highly virulent H5N1 virus (Vietnam/1203/2004). [click link for full article] [News Source]