Latest Bird Flu News

China has first avian flu case in months (CIDRAP)
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 5:28 pm

Jan 10, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed today that a 37-year-old man from China's Anhui province is recovering from H5N1 avian influenza, the country's first case in nearly 5 months, while hospital officials in Indonesia said one of two avian flu patients there died today. [News Source]

Indonesia’s bird flu death toll rises to 58 (Japan Today)
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 5:24 pm

JAKARTA — A 14-year-old boy who had tested positive for H5N1 strain bird flu died Wednesday morning, bringing Indonesia's death toll from avian influenza to 58, government officials said. [News Source]

China reports first human bird flu case of 2007 (CBC)
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 1:42 pm

A Chinese farmer who contracted the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has "fully recovered" from the virus and has been released from hospital, state media reported Wednesday. [News Source]

Indonesian teenager dies of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 11:27 am

An Indonesian teenager died of bird flu, bringing the country's death toll to 58 and dealing a blow to efforts to control the disease. [News Source]

By the rivers of Tamiflu.
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 11:00 am

The antiviral drug Tamiflu may save many lives if the world faces an influenza pandemic. But widespread use could inadvertently create new hazards, according to a new study. [News Source]

Chinese farmer contracted bird flu.
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 9:00 am

A Chinese farmer contracted the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu but has recovered and been released from a hospital, a government news agency reported Wednesday. [News Source]

Bird flu resurfaces in Vietnam
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 9:00 am

Bird flu is popping up after a yearlong hiatus in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia, and experts are warning now is the time for the H5N1 virus to flourish. [News Source]

Indonesian boy dies of bird flu.
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 9:00 am

A teenage boy has become Indonesia's first bird flu fatality of 2007, a year in which Jakarta had hoped to eradicate the disease among humans. [News Source]

Central region faces high risk of bird flu: official (Viet Nam News)
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 7:32 am

HCM CITY — Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong warned on Monday that ignorance could lead to a bird flu epidemic in central Viet Nam. [News Source]

Deaths as bird flu flares in Asia (CNN.com)
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 5:25 am

BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- Bird flu has infected a farmer in China's first human case in months, killed an Indonesian teenager and spread deeper in Vietnam in a flare-up of infections mirroring past winters. [News Source]

Bird flu flares anew in Asia, Indonesian boy dies (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 3:38 am

Bird flu has infected a farmer in China's first human case in months, killed an Indonesian teenager and spread deeper in Vietnam in a flare-up of infections mirroring past winters. [News Source]

Indonesia’s bird flu death toll rises to 57 (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
Wednesday January 10th 2007, 2:02 am

_ A 14-year-old boy who had tested positive for the often-deadly H5N1 bird flu strain died Wednesday morning, bringing the death toll from the avian influenza in Indonesia to 57, the Health Ministry said. [News Source]