17 Indonesians in hospital with suspected bird flu (Asia News Network) South Sulawesi hospital was overwhelmed as it admitted in two days 17 patients believed to have bird flu, an Indonesian official said Thursday. The patients, mostly children, presented with symptoms ..... [News Source]

17 Indonesians in hospital with suspected bird flu (Asia News Network) A South Sulawesi hospital was overwhelmed as it admitted in two days 17 patients believed to have bird flu, an Indonesian official said Thursday. [News Source]

Bird flu detected in Thailand (Thailandnews.net) BANGKOK, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Another bird-flu outbreak among fowls was confirmed in Thailand's northern province of Uthai Thani. Sakchai Sriboonsue, the director-general of Livestock Department, said... [News Source]

9 northern Thai provinces under special watch for bird flu (Thailandnews.net) BANGKOK, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Public Health Ministry on Thursday declared nine northern provinces under a special watch for the deadly avian influenza after the disease was discovered in two... [News Source]

Cleveland Clinic Recognizes New Strategies for Creating Vaccines for Avian Flu as a Top Ten Medical Innovation for 2009 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Novavax, Inc. announced today that its strategy for treating avian flu through genetically-engineered virus-like particles was ranked as a Top Ten Innovation at Cleveland Clinic 6th Annual Medical Innovation Summit. [News Source]

Nine provinces under special watch for bird flu (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news) Public Health Ministry on Thursday declared nine northern provinces under a special watch for the deadly avian influenza after the disease was discovered in two districts in the region recently, a senior ministry official said. [News Source]

Indonesia denies new case of bird flu death (China Daily) JAKARTA -- Indonesian Health Ministry on Thursday denied foreign reports that a 15-year-old girl from Central Java had died of avian influenza, saying two laboratory tests had showed her blood samples negative of H5N1. [News Source]

Indonesia denies new case of bird flu death (People’s Daily) Indonesian Health Ministry on Thursday denied foreign reports that a 15-year-old girl from Central Java had died of avian influenza, saying two laboratory tests had showed her blood samples negative of H5N1. The girl died on Friday in Karyadi Hospital in Semarang city, 250 miles east of Jakarta after 10 days of medical treatment. Denying several foreign reports that the girl had been confirmed ... [News Source]