Thailand, Laos Enhance Efforts To Control Bird Flu (Bernama) BANGKOK, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Thai Public Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla on Monday emphasized cooperation between Thailand and Laos in preventing potential bird flu outbreaks along the border. [News Source]

Indonesian boy succumbs to avian flu (CIDRAP) Oct 15, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – A 12-year-old Indonesian boy who was identified earlier as having H5N1 avian influenza died Oct 13, raising the country's avian flu death toll to 88, according to news services. [News Source]

Portable detection system for foot-and-mouth and avian flu (News-Medical-Net) 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]

Thailand, Laos enhance effort to control bird flu (MCOT – TNA English News) BANGKOK, Oct 15 (TNA) – Thai Public Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla on Monday emphasized cooperation between Thailand and Laos in preventing potential bird flu outbreaks along the border. [News Source]

New Portable Diagnostic System For Foot-And-Mouth Disease And Avian Flu (Medical News Today) 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. [click link for full article] [News Source]