More than 80 percent of Indonesia bird flu cases die. Late diagnosis and treatment means that more than 80 percent of people infected with H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia have died, researchers reported on Wednesday. [News Source]

Hope over ‘quick’ bird flu test. Experts developing a portable testing machine for bird flu in humans say it could save lives by cutting the time it takes to spot potentially lethal cases. [News Source]

New bird flu strain confirmed. A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza never previously registered in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in northern Nigeria but local health officials have downplayed the significance. [News Source]

West Africa: Ghana, Togo, Benin Parley Over Bird Flu (AllAfrica.com) Ghana's Veterinary Services Directorate, alarmed at the resurgence of avian influenza (bird flu) in Nigeria, is seeking a meeting with its eastern neighbours, Togo and Benin Republic to discuss common measures to prevent it from spreading to their countries. [News Source]

LAOS: New veterinary law targets bird flu (AlertNet) Source: IRIN A new Veterinary Law passed on 25 July is good news in the fight against avian influenza (AI - bird flu), given that Laos is surrounded by neighbours that have suffered severe AI outbreaks. [News Source]

LAOS: New veterinary law targets bird flu (IRIN) VIENTIANE, 14 August 2008 (IRIN) - A new Veterinary Law passed on 25 July is good news in the fight against avian influenza (AI - bird flu), given that Laos is surrounded by neighbours that have suffered severe AI outbreaks. [News Source]

Namibia: Health Experts, Security Personnel Meet Over Bird Flu (AllAfrica.com) Officials from the Ministry of Health and Social Services, marine experts, and representatives of the Police and the Namibian Defence Force are in Walvis Bay for a two-day workshop on avian influenza, commonly referred to as bird flu. [News Source]

Canopus Biopharma And Leading Chinese Researcher Team Up To Treat Avian Influenza, To Prevent Possible Pandemic (Medical News Today) An internationally renowned avian influenza expert hailed "encouraging and exciting" results from experiments conducted by his research team. This study demonstrated impressive efficacy of a novel statin/caffeine combination, StatC™ in the treatment and prevention of H5N1, H1N1 and H3N2 in a mouse model. Dr. [News Source]

Nigeria: Ghana, Togo, Benin Parley over Bird Flu (This Day) Ghana's Veterinary Services Directorate, alarmed at the resurgence of avian influenza (bird flu) in Nigeria, is seeking a meeting with its eastern neighbours, Togo and Benin Republic to discuss common measures to prevent it from spreading to their countries. [News Source]