Bird flu update: 3 March 2008 (SciDev.net) Below is a roundup of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

Man suspected of contracting bird flu in Thai northeast (People’s Daily) A man was suspected of having contracted bird flu after eating sick chicken and fell ill in Thailand's northeastern province Chaiyaphum, according to local media Monday. Promma Kulkasem, 57, was admitted to the Chaiyaphum Hospital M ... [News Source]

Budget’s crores to battle bird flu (The Telegraph) Ranchi, March 3: The state government today sought another Rs 377 crore through third supplementary budget, which includes Rs 9.67 crore, to purchase anti-bird flu medicines, renovate veterinary hospitals and pay salary in animal husbandry department. [News Source]

GSK bird flu vaccine shows broad cross protection (Reuters) GlaxoSmithKline to protect people against the H5N1 bird flu may be effective in warding off a few different sub-types of the virus, the company said on Sunday. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 3 March 2008 (SciDev.net) Below is a roundup of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

Avian influenza: Good job India, says FAO (OneWorld South Asia) Rome: India is to be commended for its successful efforts to control the recent worst-ever outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state of West Bengal, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. [News Source]

FAO: Bird Flu Can Strike India Again (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - The World Food body has warned the Indian government that though the country may be free from highly infectious bird flu now, the dreaded disease could resurface again. [News Source]

Reports of Increased Survival in Bird Flu Patients Taking Tamiflu (Press Trust of India) Physicians from countries worst-affected by the deadly bird flu (H5N1 influenza virus) have reported an increased survival rate in patients treated with the oral antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir). [News Source]

Man suspected of contracting bird flu in Chaiyaphum (The Nation) Chaiyaphum - A man was suspected of having contracted bird flu here after he ate ill chicken and fell ill with high fever, health officials said. Promma Kulkasem, 57, was admitted to the Chaiyaphum Hospital Monday after falling sick with high fever and flu-like symptom since Saturday. [News Source]

Myanmar calls for long-term precaution against bird flu (People’s Daily) The Myanmar livestock authorities Monday called on the country's people to exercise a long-term precaution against the recurrence of deadly H5N1 bird flu. The call on livestock breeders, traders and consumers was made by the Livesto ... [News Source]