Latest Bird Flu News

13 Indonesians Test Negative for Bird Flu (Voice of America)
Saturday August 09th 2008, 3:52 pm

Indonesian health officials say 13 people suspected of having bird flu have tested negative for the deadly disease. Officials in Asahan district in North Sumatra province said villagers began showing symptoms of avian flu after a large number of chickens died suddenly last week in Air Batu village. [News Source]

Indonesian villagers test negative for bird flu: health ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saturday August 09th 2008, 12:17 pm

Thirteen people in Indonesia suspected of having bird flu have tested negative for the feared disease, the country's health ministry said Saturday. [News Source]

Indonesian villagers test negative for bird flu: health ministry (PhysOrg)
Saturday August 09th 2008, 3:51 am

Thirteen people in Indonesia suspected of having bird flu have tested negative for the feared disease, the country's health ministry said Saturday. [News Source]

Indonesia defends move to not share virus sample.
Saturday August 09th 2008, 3:00 am

Indonesian officials say they have refused to share bird flu virus samples with the World Health Organisation because scientists and laboratories repeatedly violated U.N. guidelines on sample sharing. [News Source]

Flu pandemic beats terrorism and flood in reasons to be fearful.
Saturday August 09th 2008, 3:00 am

A pandemic flu bug would pose a greater threat to Britain than terrorism, according to a register of risks that has been kept secret until today. Deaths from global flu will be on a scale far beyond anything related to such an attack, the Government will say. [News Source]