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]

WHO accuses Chinese government of hampering fight against bird flu. The World Health Organisation blasted China's agriculture ministry yesterday for not sharing samples of a newly discovered strain of bird flu, complicating the health watchdog's efforts to track the virus's spread. [News Source]

China’s dirty bird flu secret (Middle East Times) LONDON -- In an apparent failure to learn from the lessons of the 2003 SARS epidemic, the Chinese government has been holding back vital information relating to the emergence of a new strain of avian influenza, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. [News Source]

Bird flu to remain major threat for next decade: UN (AFP via Yahoo! News) Avian influenza is likely to remain a significant global threat for animals and humans for the next decade, top UN coordinator David Nabarro has warned. [News Source]

WHO blasts Chinese gov’t on bird flu. The World Health Organization said its efforts to track the spread of bird flu have been complicated by the failure of China's Agriculture Ministry to share samples of a newly discovered strain of the virus. [News Source]

China’s dirty secret. In an apparent failure to learn from the lessons of the 2003 SARS epidemic, the Chinese government has been holding back vital information relating to the emergence of a new strain of avian influenza, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. [News Source]

Fish farms face crippling federal ban on shipping. Last week's emergency federal order forbids shipping live fish from Michigan and seven other Great Lakes states aimed at stopping the spread of a fish-kiling virus, but the ban is hurting Michigan's aquaculture industry. [News Source]

Control Measures Fail To Stop Spread Of New H5N1 Bird Flu Virus (Science Daily) A new variant of the bird flu virus H5N1 emerged in late 2005 and replaced most of the previous variants across a large part of southern China, despite an ongoing program to vaccinate poultry, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong in collaboration with scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. [News Source]

Bird Flu-Infected Dog Suggests Human Risk From Pets (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a dog in Thailand after infecting its lungs, liver and kidneys, highlighting the potential for pets to contract the lethal virus and spread it to humans, researchers in the country said. [News Source]

Bird Flu-Infected Dog Suggests Human Risk From Pets (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a dog in Thailand after infecting at its lungs, liver and kidneys, highlighting the potential for pets to contract the lethal virus and spread it to humans, researchers in the country said. [News Source]