Avian influenza H7N3 strain makes appearance in Vietnam (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge - The dangerous, human-transmissible avian influenza A (H7N3) strain, previously recorded in Korea, Canada and Holland, has reemerged in several Asian countries including Vietnam, according to the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control. [News Source]

UAE ready to deal with bird flu threat (Khaleej Times) DUBAI — Health authorities in the country are reviewing the international situation on avian flu and are expected to update the existing plans to monitor the spread of the disease in the country as holidayers return. [News Source]

Human To Human Bird Flu Transmission Possible But Limited, Says WHO (Medical News Today) A human may have infected another human(s) during the last cluster of H5N1 bird flu infections in Pakistan, but only to a small degree, the World Health Organization (WHO) believes. Some of the international test results have not come back yet. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Bird flu transmitted human-to-human? (Disaster News Network) Limited human-to-human transmission of the deadly bird flu virus may have occurred in Pakistan but the threat of a further spread has apparently ended, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. [News Source]

Tests dismiss 6 Indonesians infected by bird flu virus (People’s Daily) Six members of an extended family were tested negative of avian influenza on Saturday, ruling out concern of possible bird flu cluster in Indonesia, according to the country's health ministry. "All the laboratory test for the six pe ... [News Source]