Bird flu returns after 6 months of quiet (Thanh Nien Daily) Vietnamese animal health authorities officially recognized the resurgence of bird flu in the northern Dien Bien Province on Sunday, a half a year since the country brought the deadly virus under control. [News Source]

Swine flu: Worst-case outbreak could severely strain hospitals. Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital staff ultimately weathered the sudden storm of patients, but not until after it harshly tested the hospital's resources and ability to keep up with a pandemic illness that is now surging again across the country. [News Source]

US wonders ‘what if’ (News 24 South Africa) The new strain of H1N1 flu could have been much more virulent, and it could even have been bird flu. [News Source]

Bird Flu Reoccurs In Northern Province Of Vietnam (Bernama) HANOI, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Bird flu has re-emerged in the northern province Dien Bien of Vietnam, the Vietnam news agency (VNA) cited a report of the Animal Health Department under Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, as saying on Monday. [News Source]

Vietnam reports bird flu outbreak among poultry (AFP via Yahoo! News) Vietnam has announced the reemergence of bird flu among its poultry after six months with no reported outbreaks of the H5N1 virus, the country's animal health department said... [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak in Vietnam (Straits Times) HANOI - VIETNAM has announced the reemergence of bird flu among its poultry after six months with no reported outbreaks of the H5N1 virus, the country's animal health department said. The infected poultry were reported in nine farming households in the northern mountainous Dien Bien province between October 21 and 23, said the department in an online report late on Sunday. [News Source]

Federal Faces: Richard Greene (Washington Post) Best known for: Helping USAID address global health issues in developing countries. Among the concerns: malaria, avian influenza, tropical diseases, and maternal and child health programs. [News Source]