US bird flu research dangerous for humanity: Indonesian minister (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) No country in the world has been hit by bird flu like Indonesia. [News Source]

US bird flu research dangerous for humanity: Indonesian minister (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) No country in the world has been hit by bird flu like Indonesia. Already this year, 11 people have died, and 10 of those were from Jakarta or surrounding areas. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak reported in Tibet (TVNZ) China has reported a bird flu outbreak in poultry in Tibet, the second in the Himalayan region in two weeks. The outbreak, which started on February 6 in a village outside the regional capital Lhasa, has killed 132 poultry and led to the culling of 7,698 birds, the Agriculture Ministry said. [News Source]

PAKISTAN: Bird flu resurfaces in northwest (AlertNet) Source: IRIN Just as Pakistan was beginning to heave a sigh of relief over the fact that the threat of avian flu, which had surfaced in the southern port city of Karachi early in February, had not grown into a full-scale crisis, the disease has resurfaced. [News Source]

PAKISTAN: Bird flu resurfaces in northwest (IRIN) LAHORE, 19 February 2008 (IRIN) - Just as Pakistan was beginning to heave a sigh of relief over the fact that the threat of avian flu, which had surfaced in the southern port city of Karachi early in February, had not grown into a full-scale crisis, the disease has resurfaced. [News Source]

Indonesian minister accuses West of ‘exploiting’ bird flu (The Age) Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari claims the United States and World Health Organisation are part of a global conspiracy to profit from the spread of bird flu, and the US may use samples to produce biological weapons. [News Source]

Indonesian minister accuses West of ‘exploiting’ bird flu (The Age) Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari claims the United States and World Health Organisation are part of a global conspiracy to profit from the spread of bird flu, and the US may use samples to produce biological weapons. [News Source]

THAILAND: Building strong defences against bird flu (AlertNet) Source: IRIN As avian influenza continues to surface in poultry farms across northern Thailand, health officials say they are fully prepared. "Right now we are ready for the pandemic virus," Thawat Suntrajarn, director-general of the Disease Control Department, told IRIN. "We are sure the pandemic strain will not originate in Thailand." [News Source]

THAILAND: Building strong defences against bird flu (IRIN) BANGKOK, 19 February 2008 (IRIN) - As avian influenza continues to surface in poultry farms across northern Thailand, health officials say they are fully prepared. [News Source]

Bird Flu Breaks Out In Tibet And Claims Another Life In China (Medical News Today) The Ministry of Agriculture in China has confirmed there is an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Tibet, the second this year. This follows confirmation that a a 22 year old man from central China died of the virus last month. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak reported in Tibet (TVNZ) China has reported a bird flu outbreak in poultry in Tibet, the second in the Himalayan region in two weeks. The outbreak, which started on February 6 in a village outside the regional capital Lhasa, has killed 132 poultry and led to the culling of 7,698 birds, the Agriculture Ministry said. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak reported in Tibet (TVNZ) China has reported a bird flu outbreak in poultry in Tibet, the second in the Himalayan region in two weeks. The outbreak, which started on February 6 in a village outside the regional capital Lhasa, has killed 132 poultry and led to the culling of 7,698 birds, the Agriculture Ministry said. [News Source]