Latest Bird Flu News

Indonesian woman dies of bird flu, death toll 87 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 11:18 pm

A 44-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, taking the country's total death total from the disease to 87, a health ministry official said. [News Source]

Worrying bird flu mutations (News-Medical-Net)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 10:29 pm

According to researchers in the United States even thought the H5N1 bird flu virus has not transformed into a pandemic strain, it has nevertheless slowly evolved into a pathogen better equipped to infect humans. [News Source]

Indonesia woman dies of bird flu, toll up to 87 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 10:08 pm

A 44-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, taking the country's total death total from the disease to 87, a health ministry official said on Monday. [News Source]

New bird flu strain dangerous to humans (UPI)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 5:57 pm

A new strain of the bird flu virus spreading around the world is more infectious to humans, a study lead by a U.S. researcher has found. [News Source]

‘Bouncy castle mortuaries’ planned for bird flu dead.
Sunday October 07th 2007, 10:00 am

Scottish Government officials are preparing to buy hundreds of inflatable body storage tents in preparation for mass deaths in a flu pandemic. [News Source]

Risk of a bird flu outbreak remains on high alert (Vietnam Net)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 3:45 am

VietNamNet Bridge - Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is temporarily under control in Viet Nam, however the risk of a bird flu outbreak is still on high alert. [News Source]