Doctors Risk Becoming Complacent Over Bird Flu, U.K. Study Says (Bloomberg.com) June 5 (Bloomberg) -- Doctors are becoming complacent about the threat of a pandemic sparked by bird flu, according to a survey that showed less than half of European physicians believed a global outbreak would occur in the next few years. [News Source]

Bird flu tops agenda at APEC meeting (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) Health ministers from APEC nations have gathered in Sydney to discuss a regional plan to combat a possible bird flu outbreak. [News Source]

Chinese soldier dies of bird flu: WHO (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ China's Health Ministry has reported the country's 16th death from bird flu, a soldier who died Sunday, according to a statement appearing on the World Health Organization's website Tuesday. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 4 June 2007 (SciDev.net) Below is a round-up of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

More effort needed in ‘bird flu’ fight (Barbados Advocate) EXTENDED outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) in birds can lead to more chances for the infection to be transmitted from animals to humans. [News Source]

Chinese soldier dies of bird flu (Disaster News Network) A 19-year-old Chinese soldier has died of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in China to 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Monday. [News Source]

Hemispherx Presents Evidence of Ampligen(R) Synergies with Existing Antivirals at International Avian Influenza … (FinanzNachrichten) Hemispherx Biopharma, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (AMEX: HEB), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the clinical development of new drug entities for the treatment of pandemic disease threats, announced today a new scientific report on the activity of its experimental therapeutic Ampligen ® in combination with approved anti-influenza agents against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known ... [News Source]

Hemispherx Presents Evidence of Ampligen(R) Synergies with Existing Antivirals at International Avian Influenza … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) PARIS----Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the clinical development of new drug entities for the treatment of pandemic disease threats, announced today a new scientific report on the activity of its experimental therapeutic Ampligen® in combination with approved anti-influenza agents against highly pathogenic avian influenza , also known as bird flu. [News Source]

China reports soldier died of bird flu: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A Chinese soldier has died from bird flu, taking the death toll from the virus in the world's most populous country to 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 4 June 2007 (SciDev.net) Below is a round-up of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

No new bird flu cases (NewsWales) The risk to the health of the general public is assessed to be low following the flu outbreak among birds in Corwen ten days ago. 245 of 252 contacts can now be sure they will not develop symptoms, or further symptoms, of avian flu in this outbreak because the incubation period of seven days has passed. [News Source]

Philippines lifts ban on Japanese poultry imports (People’s Daily) The Philippines on Monday lifted a temporary ban on all live bird and poultry imports from Japan, saying risk of avian influenza (bird flu) contamination was negligible. [News Source]