Bird Flu Cluster in Indonesia Raises Fear of Change (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A new cluster of bird flu infections is worrying disease trackers, who say suspected cases involving three members of a family in Indonesia may indicate a change in the virus's ability to sicken people. [News Source]

Bird Flu Cluster in Indonesia Raises Fear of Change (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A new cluster of bird flu infections is worrying disease trackers, who say suspected cases involving three members of a family in Indonesia may indicate a change in the virus's ability to sicken people. [News Source]

Bird Flu Cluster in Indonesia Raises Fears of Change in Virus (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A new cluster of bird flu infections is worrying disease trackers, who say suspected cases involving three members of a family in Indonesia may indicate a change in the virus's ability to sicken people. [News Source]

Culling begins after avian flu outbreak (Asahi.com) KIYOTAKE, Miyazaki Prefecture--Prefectural government officials began culling thousands of chickens at a poultry farm here Sunday after confirming the presence of a strain of avian flu. [News Source]

No problem found on farm where bird-flu infected chickens originated (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ An on-site inspection found no problems on a Mie Prefecture farm that sold chicks to a Miyazaki Prefecture farm where highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed last week, Miyazaki prefectural officials said Monday. [News Source]

Bird flu ‘buddies’ plan. Everyone in Britain will be asked to name a friend or relative who would be willing to bring them life-saving medication in the event of a flu pandemic. [News Source]

WHO warns of bird flu ‘deja vu’. Bird flu is expected to make a resurgence across the world in 2007 and the new cases detected in Asia are just the beginning, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. [News Source]

WHO warns of bird flu ‘de javu’. Bird flu is expected to make a resurgence across the world in 2007 and the new cases detected in Asia are just the beginning, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. [News Source]

H5 bird flu strain confirmed at poultry farm in Miyazaki. Avian influenza was confirmed Saturday as the cause of a large number of chicken deaths on a farm in Miyazaki Prefecture. [News Source]

North America still without a trace of avian flu virus (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) The avian flu scare of 2006 passed with no sign the feared strain made it to North America. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the HPAI H5N1 virus was not detected in North America in 2006, including no signs of the strain from tests conducted in Alaska. [News Source]

Bird Flu Infects Indonesian Teenager, Creating New H5N1 Cluster (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu infected an 18-year-old man in Indonesia whose mother died of the disease three days ago, creating a new cluster of infections that doctors are monitoring for signs the virus is becoming more adept at infecting humans. [News Source]