Indonesia labors to tackle infections. Indonesia has been in the spotlight as having the highest number of bird flu infections and fatalities in the world since the deadly virus first appeared here in 2005. [News Source]

‘Get ready to tackle avian flu’ (The Hindu) NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss will write to the Chief Ministers and the State Health Ministers urging them upgrade their preparedness to tackle avian influenza. On Monday, he reviewed the situation in the wake of ... [News Source]

Recurrence of bird flu worrying: Ramadoss (Gulf Times) NEW DELHI: Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss yesterday said the government was concerned about the recurrence of bird flu in West Bengal and asked all state governments to draw up plans to fight the disease. [News Source]

Ready infrastructure to tackle avian flu: Anbumani asks States (The Hindu) NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss will write to all Chief Ministers and Health Ministers of States urging them upgrade their preparedness to tackle avian influenza. [News Source]

Bird flu vaccine protects children (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A vaccine to protect against infection with the bird flu virus, the pathogen experts fear is capable of causing pandemic disease in humans, proved safe and effective in a preliminary clinical trial with children, mirroring the results of a recent trial conducted in adults, Hungarian researchers report in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. [News Source]

Recurrence of bird flu in West Bengal worrying: Ramadoss (New Kerala) New Delhi, Dec 22 : Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss Monday said the government is concerned about the recurrence of bird flu in West Bengal and asked all state governments to draw up plans to fight the disease. [News Source]

Centre reviews bird flu situation, asks states to be prepared (New Kerala) New Delhi, Dec 22 : Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today reviewed the Avian Influenza situation in the country following the outbreak of the disease in West Bengal and Assam and asked all the state governments to upgrade preparedness to deal with the bird flu. [News Source]