Accurate information helps reduce losses from bird flu (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge - The provision of accurate information regarding avian influenza will help the government make correct decisions in preventing and controlling the disease, said a workshop in Hanoi. [News Source]

H5N1 vaccine effectively prevents bird flu (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge - The current H5N1 vaccine has been good in preventing avian influenza virus, including the newly-found clade (clade 7) of H5N1, according to the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. [News Source]

Bird flu-free Taiwan enjoyed bumper exports of frozen duck in 2007 (EARTHtimes.org) Taipei - Taiwan had a bumper year in frozen duck exports in 2007, as it was the only country in Southeast Asia spared by bird flu, the Central News Agency (CNA) said Saturday. Quoting Council of Agriculture (COA) figures, it said Taiwan held on to it... [News Source]

Human Trials Of Universal Flu Vaccine Begin At Oxford University (Medical News Today) Clinical trials of a new vaccine that could protect against multiple types of flu are beginning at Oxford University. If successful, the 'universal' flu injection would transform the way we vaccinate against influenza and could offer immunity to a bird flu pandemic. Current vaccines are only effective against certain strains of flu. [News Source]

H5N1 vaccine effectively prevents bird flu (Nhân Dân) The current H5N1 vaccine has been proved effective in preventing avian influenza virus, including the newly-found clade (clade 7) of H5N1, according to the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. [News Source]

Report finds H5N1 vaccine effectively prevents bird flu (The New Straits Times) The current H5N1 vaccine has been good in preventing avian influenza virus, including the newly-found clade (clade 7) of H5N1, according to the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as reported by Vietnam News Agency (VNA). [News Source]