Avian flu kills second Vietnamese in 10 days (Gulf Times) HANOI: A 28-year-old woman has died of bird flu in Vietnam, the second person there to succumb to the deadly H5N1 strain in just 10 days, after one-and-a-half years with no deaths, an official said yesterday. [News Source]

Study: Vets show signs of past avian flu infections (CIDRAP) Jun 21, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – A study from the University of Iowa suggests that veterinarians who work with poultry have a significantly higher risk of infection with avian influenza, compared with nonveterinarians. [News Source]

FLU CONFERENCE COVERAGE Animal-health experts fear loss of interest in avian flu (CIDRAP) Jun 21, 2007 – TORONTO (CIDRAP News) – Declining public interest in the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza and its pandemic potential has sparked alarm among animal-health experts, who worry that shifting priorities will derail the funding still needed to control the disease in birds. [News Source]

Mali: UN Holds Workshop on Avian Flu Preparations (AllAfrica.com) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is holding a three-day workshop this week in Bamako, Mali, to prepare humanitarian relief for an avian influenza pandemic. [News Source]

Mosquito kill could be legislated. Private landowners may be forced to allow pesticide use on their property to kill mosquito larvae as worries grow about the approach of West Nile Virus. [News Source]

VIETNAM Avian flu: Hanoi announces new drug trials – Asia News (AsiaNews.it) Asia News VIETNAM Avian flu: Hanoi announces new drug trials vietnam hanoi nguyễn trân hien national institute of hygiene and epidemiology nihe h5n1 bird flu vaccine michael iademarco baxter healthcare vabiotech clinical trials world health organisation Vietnam will start next month its first human trial of a H5N1 bird flu, using 20 to 30 volunteers. [News Source]