Latest Bird Flu News

Indonesian boy dies of bird flu (TODAYonline)
Saturday October 13th 2007, 1:59 pm

A roadside livestock vendor waits for customers sitting among his chickens in Jakarta, April 2006. A 12-year-old Indonesian boy died of bird flu Saturday, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by avian flu to 88, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Indonesian boy dies of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saturday October 13th 2007, 1:21 pm

A 12-year-old Indonesian boy died of bird flu Saturday, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by avian flu to 88, the health ministry said. [News Source]

12-yr-old boy dies of bird flu (The Manila Times)
Saturday October 13th 2007, 10:46 am

JAKARTA: A 12-year-old Indonesian boy died of bird flu Saturday, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by avian flu to 88, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Smiths Detection to Launch a Portable Diagnostic System for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Avian Flu (FinanzNachrichten)
Saturday October 13th 2007, 9:20 am

Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, ( Nachrichten ) today announces it is to launch a portable detection system that will enable veterinarians to carry out on-site diagnosis of animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth and avian flu. [News Source]

Indonesia Confirms Death of Boy From Bird Flu, 88th Fatality (Bloomberg.com)
Saturday October 13th 2007, 2:56 am

Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia, with more fatalities from a deadly strain of avian influenza than any other country, confirmed a 12-year-old boy died this morning from the virus, making it the country's 88th fatality. [News Source]

Indonesian boy dies of bird flu (Channel NewsAsia)
Saturday October 13th 2007, 2:47 am

JAKARTA : A 12-year-old Indonesian boy has died of bird flu, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by avian flu to 88, the health ministry said Saturday. [News Source]

Bird flu case surfaces in Canada (The Dickinson Press)
Saturday October 13th 2007, 1:35 am

Like a bad cold, the threat of a pandemic avian influenza outbreak just won’t go away. [News Source]

Smiths Detection to launch a portable diagnostic system for foot-and-mouth disease and avian flu (EurekAlert!)
Saturday October 13th 2007, 12:18 am

PINE BROOK, N.J. (Oct. 13, 2007) – Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces it is to launch a portable detection system that will enable veterinarians to carry out on-site diagnosis of animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth and avian flu. [News Source]