Latest Bird Flu News

Brunei Steps Up Measures To Keep Bird Flu At Bay (BruDirect.com)
Thursday May 10th 2007, 8:01 pm

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam remains free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) such as the H5N1 virus. [News Source]

Pentagon warns bird flu could kill 3m Americans (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Thursday May 10th 2007, 7:39 pm

The United States military has started to plan for a possible bird flu pandemic that could kill as many as 3 million Americans. [News Source]

Indonesia’s Bird Flu Showdown (Time Magazine)
Thursday May 10th 2007, 5:06 pm

The country, which has recorded the most bird flu fatalities, refuses to hand over virus samples to WHO labs for the creation of a vaccine [News Source]

US military begins planning for avian flu pandemic (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thursday May 10th 2007, 2:27 pm

The US military has begun to plan for a possible avian flu pandemic that could kill as many as three million people in the United States in as little as six weeks, a Pentagon planning document said. [News Source]

Indonesia and the WHO’s Bird Flu Showdown (Time Magazine)
Thursday May 10th 2007, 2:05 pm

The country, which has recorded the most bird flu fatalities, refuses to hand over virus samples to WHO labs for the creation of a vaccine [News Source]

Nigeria: FG to Establish Bird Flu Research Centre (AllAfrica.com)
Thursday May 10th 2007, 6:57 am

Federal government is proposing to establish an avian influenza research centre, Health Minister Eyitayo Lambo said Monday in Abuja. [News Source]

Does an outbreak of bird flu somewhere in the world concern you? (Daily Bulletin)
Thursday May 10th 2007, 3:21 am

Does the announcement of an outbreak of bird flu somewhere in the world concern you? It should. "The good news is that bird flu has not been found in North America yet. [News Source]