Latest Bird Flu News

Indonesia Confirms Bird Flu Death, Raising National Toll to 91 (Bloomberg.com)
Friday November 09th 2007, 11:35 pm

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- A 31-year-old man who died on Nov. 6 was killed by the bird flu virus, raising Indonesia's death toll to 91, a health ministry official said. [News Source]

Indonesia confirms 91st bird flu death (Khaleej Times)
Friday November 09th 2007, 11:27 pm

JAKARTA - A 31-year-old man from Indonesia’s Sumatra island has been confirmed as dying of bird flu, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by avian flu to 91, the health ministry said on Saturday. [News Source]

Indonesia confirms 91st bird flu death (Khaleej Times)
Friday November 09th 2007, 11:26 pm

JAKARTA - A 31-year-old man from Indonesia’s Sumatra island has been confirmed as dying of bird flu, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by avian flu to 91, the health ministry said on Saturday. [News Source]

Indonesia confirms 91st bird flu death (Khaleej Times)
Friday November 09th 2007, 11:23 pm

JAKARTA - A 31-year-old man from Indonesia’s Sumatra island has been confirmed as dying of bird flu, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by avian flu to 91, the health ministry said on Saturday. [News Source]

Indonesia confirms 91st bird flu death (Straits Times)
Friday November 09th 2007, 10:21 pm

JAKARTA - INDONESIA reported on Saturday that a 31-year-old man from Sumatra island who died last week has been confirmed as being infected with bird flu, raising the toll in the worst-hit nation to 91. [News Source]

Japan: UN Warns Of Possible Sharp Rise In Bird Flu Outbreaks Ahead Of Northern Hemisphere Winter (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
Friday November 09th 2007, 9:41 pm

TOKYO, JAPAN: Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday (9 Nov), calling illnesses from animals "one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race." [News Source]

Livestock Highlights: Bird Flu, Beef Exports, Canada Trade (CattleNetwork.com)
Friday November 09th 2007, 6:55 pm

TOKYO (AP)--Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday, calling illnesses from animals "one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race." [News Source]

Avian flu strikes ducks in two more Vietnamese provinces (CIDRAP)
Friday November 09th 2007, 5:28 pm

Nov 9, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Officials in Vietnam recently reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in two more provinces, bringing to six the number of provinces hit by the virus since early October. [News Source]

UN warns of possible sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks ahead of Northern Hemisphere winter (Philstar.com)
Friday November 09th 2007, 3:39 pm

TOKYO (AP) - Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday, calling illnesses from animals "one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race." [News Source]

Nigeria lost 1.3 million birds to avian influenza (EARTHtimes.org)
Friday November 09th 2007, 3:01 pm

Abuja - Nigeria lost no fewer than 1.3 million birds in its efforts to control and contain the spread of avian influenza, a top cabinet official said Friday in Abuja. Abba Ruma, minister of agriculture and water resources, disclosed this at a present... [News Source]

Bird Flu Found Again in Ducks in Vietnam (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday November 09th 2007, 12:31 pm

Dozens of ducks died from bird flu in southern Vietnam, the second outbreak discovered this week, a government report released Friday said. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreaks expected in winter (MSNBC)
Friday November 09th 2007, 10:31 am

Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday. [News Source]