China blasts claim of new bird flu (CNN.com) BEIJING, China (AP) -- China's top veterinary official on Friday rejected as groundless a study that reported a new strain of bird flu in the country, saying it had no basis in science. [News Source]

China’s top vet rejects new bird flu strain report (AlertNet) Source: Reuters BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - China's chief veterinarian on Friday will roundly reject claims a new, vaccine-resistant bird flu strain had been found in the country, and will slam the research paper's ... [News Source]

Bird flu expert gets top WHO job. Margaret Chan, a bird flu expert and former Hong Kong health director, on Wednesday became the first Chinese national to run a leading United Nations agency, winning the race to head the World Health Organisation. [News Source]

China’s Dr Flu to head WHO as it prepares to deal with a pandemic. The World Health Organisation yesterday nominated China's Dr Margaret Chan, its top official on bird flu, as its new chief as it gears up for a feared flu pandemic and battles global scourges such as AIDS. [News Source]

Hong Kong doctor nominated to lead W.H.O. Dr. Margaret F. C. Chan, an expert on SARS and avian influenza, was nominated yesterday by the executive board of the World Health Organization to be the agency’s director general. [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]

Margaret Chan chosen to head WHO. Infectious-disease expert Margaret Chan, who hails from Hong Kong, has been nominated as the next director-general of the WHO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. [News Source]

Bird flu expert nominated to head WHO (San Francisco Chronicle) Dr. Margaret Chan, an expert on SARS and avian influenza, was nominated Wednesday by the executive board of the World Health Organization to be the agency's director-general. She is expected to be elected today by a special session of the organization, an... [News Source]

H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Is Changing (Medical News Today) According to a report in last week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the identification of a new H5N1 virus sublineage in poultry, this new virus sublineage, called Fujian virus, appears to have become the dominant strain of the H5N1 avian influenza circulating in parts of Asia. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Bird flu alert sounded as migration season begins (Gulf Times) NEW DELHI: India yesterday sounded a bird flu alert in all states as the season of migratory birds begins with the onset of winter. [News Source]

Indonesia’s bird flu cases far from a pandemic: official (AFP via Yahoo! News) Indonesia, which has the highest number of human bird flu infections and fatalities, was unlikely to be hit by a pandemic of the disease in the immediate future, an official has said. [News Source]

Indonesia’s bird flu cases far from a pandemic: official (AFP via Yahoo! News) Indonesia, which has the highest number of human bird flu infections and fatalities, was unlikely to be hit by a pandemic of the disease in the immediate future, an official has claimed. [News Source]