Bird flu reported in second Vietnamese province this week (Philstar.com) HANOI, Vietnam (AP)- Dozens of ducks died from bird flu in southern Vietnam, the second outbreak discovered this week, a government report released said. [News Source]

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-09 04:23 GMT: Bird flu spreads to sixth province in Vietnam (Interactive Investor) HANOI (Thomson Financial) - Bird flu has spread to a sixth province in Vietnam, the government said Friday. [News Source]

Bird flu spreads to sixth province in Vietnam (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) HANOI - Bird flu has spread to a sixth province in Vietnam, the government said Friday. The H5N1 virus had killed around 40 ducklings on a farm in the Mekong delta province of Ben Tre, the national animal health department said. [News Source]

New Vaccine That Protects Monkeys Against Avian Flu Ready For Human Trials (Science Daily) A new vaccine that protects monkeys against the avian influenza virus is now a candidate for clinical trial in humans. The rate of transmission of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) from birds to humans is rapidly increasing. The H5N1 strain is responsible for 278 known human infections resulting in 168 deaths. [News Source]

India bird flu free (Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News) INDIA IS once again a bird flu free country, said of Manipur Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, K K Chhetry, on Thursday. The outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus, H5N1, in Chingmeirong village in Imphal district was been officially confirmed in July this year and forced to cull more than 6 lakhs bird in and around Imphal town. [News Source]

RI demands WHO return bird flu samples (The Jakarta Post) JAKARTA (JP): The virus sample sharing deal between the Indonesian Health Ministry and the World Health Organization has been criticized after the ministry's repeated requests for the return 58 bird flu viruses have gone unanswered. [News Source]

USAID and health department pledge support in bird flu fight (Việt Nam News) HA NOI — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday they would continue to support Viet Nam in its fight against bird flu. [News Source]

Bird flu hits another Vietnam province (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) HANOI - Bird flu has spread to another province in northern Vietnam, raising the number of areas recently hit by the deadly virus to five, officials said Thursday. [News Source]

Bird flu hits another Vietnam province (Straits Times) HANOI - BIRD flu has spread to another province in northern Vietnam, raising the number of areas recently hit by the deadly virus to five, officials said. [News Source]

Indonesia Vs. Samples For Avian Flu Vaccines (Scoop.co.nz) Despite agreeing to share viruses with the World Health Organization (WHO) in March, Indonesia -- the nation with the highest rates of infection and death from highly pathogenic avian influenza -- still has not done so. [News Source]