Climate change a priority for APEC as it could impact growth. Pacific Rim countries will address climate change at a meeting next week because it is a problem that can hurt economic growth and development, a top APEC official said Wednesday. [News Source]

Study confirms 2006 human-human spread of bird flu (Environmental News Network) A mathematical analysis has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza spread from person to person in Indonesia in April, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. They said they had developed a tool to run quick tests on disease outbreaks to see if dangerous epidemics or pandemics may be developing. Health officials around the world agree that a pandemic of influenza is overdue, and they are most worried ... [News Source]

Avian flu returns to Delta with fresh outbreaks in provinces (Viet Nam News) HCM CITY — Bird flu has reoccurred in the Mekong Delta provinces of Tra Vinh and Dong Thap, according to the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. [News Source]

“No-Evacuation Required During A Bird Flu Outbreak” Breakthrough Technology To Be Presented At The 5th International … (Medical News Today) The worldwide fear against the pandemic threat of the avian flu is soon to be allayed at the 5th International Bird Flu Summit organized by New-Fields Exhibition Inc., as Dr. Norio Ogata of the Japanese Taiko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Study Confirms Limited Human To Human Spread Of Avian Flu Virus In Indonesia In 2006 (Medical News Today) In the first systematic, statistical analysis of its kind, infectious disease modeling experts at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center confirm that the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in 2006 spread between a small number of people within a family in Indonesia. The findings, by biostatistician Ira M. Longini Jr., Ph.D., and colleagues, appear online and will be published in the Sept. [click link ... [News Source]

Bird flu tracked person to person in “Hutch” program (Seattle Times) Seattle researchers have used a new statistical tool to confirm that avian influenza was spread person to person in the case of a family... [News Source]

Study confirms human spread of bird flu (The West Australian) A mathematical analysis has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza spread from person to person in Indonesia in April, US researchers reported. They said they had developed a tool to run quick tests on disease outbreaks to see if dangerous epidemics or pandemics may be developing. [News Source]

World ‘dodged bullet’ in bird flu spread (Perth Now) A MATHEMATICAL analysis has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza spread from person to person in Indonesia in April, US researchers reported today. [News Source]

World ‘dodged bullet’ in bird flu spread (Daily Telegraph) A MATHEMATICAL analysis has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza spread from person to person in Indonesia in April, US researchers reported today. [News Source]

World ‘dodged bullet’ in bird flu spread (Adelaide Now) A MATHEMATICAL analysis has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza spread from person to person in Indonesia in April, US researchers reported today. [News Source]

Study confirms human spread of bird flu (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) A mathematical analysis has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza spread from person to person in Indonesia in April, US researchers reported. [News Source]

Analysis confirms humans spread bird flu (MSNBC) A mathematical analysis has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza spread from person to person in Indonesia in April, U.S. researchers reported. [News Source]