China says large-scale bird flu epidemic unlikely. The Ministry of Agriculture believes China won't have many problems preventing the spread of bird flu, despite certain risks. [News Source]

Vietnam bird flu patient’s sister had same symptoms. The sister of Vietnam's first confirmed bird flu patient of the year died with similar symptoms last week and the director of the hospital where she was treated said she probably also had avian flu. [News Source]

China finds no bird flu outbreak after new death. China's Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday that it had found no bird flu cases amongst poultry in Beijing or areas surrounding the city after a woman in the capital died of the H5N1 form of the virus. [News Source]