Bird flu disarms immune system: study. The deadly H5N1 flu virus disarms the human immune system by hiding bits of genetic material that would normally trigger an infection alarm, according to a study. [News Source]

Indonesia: Teenager dies of suspected bird flu in Java (Adnkronos) Indonesia: Teenager dies of suspected bird flu in Java (AKI/Jakarta Post) - An Indonesian teenager is believed to have died from suspected bird flu in Central Java on Friday.The 15-year old local Semarang girl was identified only as D.S. A total of 113 people have died of avian influenza or bird flu in Indonesia, the worst affected country in the world.Agus Suryanto, a medical ... [News Source]

New Warning Over Bird Flu Vaccine – University Of Leicester Professor Calls For Vaccination Programme (Medical News Today) A team of international researchers has written to the journal, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, calling for people to be vaccinated now against bird flu in order to mitigate the effects of global pandemic. Professor Karl Nicholson, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Leicester and Consultant Physician at the Leicester Royal Infirmary is among those who has written the article. [News Source]