Latest Bird Flu News

Indonesia reports 85th bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thursday September 06th 2007, 2:31 pm

A 33-year-old Indonesian man from Sumatra island died of bird flu on Thursday, bringing the death toll in the world's worst-affected nation to 85 and the global toll to 200, health officials said. [News Source]

Gambia: Country Free of Avian Influenza (AllAfrica.com)
Thursday September 06th 2007, 10:25 am

Abdoulie Camara, Deputy Programme Officer and Senior National Disease Surveillance Officer at the Department of State for Health and Social Welfare (DOSHSW) has confirmed that The Gambia is 100 percent Avian Influenza free and that the country's chickens are fit for consumption. [News Source]

Indonesian bird flu patient in critical condition (Khaleej Times)
Thursday September 06th 2007, 4:25 am

JAKARTA - A plantation worker from Indonesia’s Sumatra island is in a critical condition after being admitted to hospital suffering from avian influenza, health authorities said on Thursday. [News Source]

Indonesian bird flu patient in critical condition (Straits Times)
Thursday September 06th 2007, 3:24 am

JAKARTA - A PLANTATION worker from Sumatra island is in a critical condition after being admitted to hospital suffering from avian influenza, health authorities said on Thursday. [News Source]

Indonesian man infected by bird flu (People’s Daily)
Thursday September 06th 2007, 1:39 am

A 33-year-old Indonesian man, who was contracted by avian influenza, is in critical condition in a hospital at Riau province in Sumatra Island, the Health Ministry said Thursday. Both of laboratory tests showed that he is positively inf ... [News Source]