EDITORIAL Evolving bird flu requires vigilance (The Nation) Thailand has come a long way in terms of its efforts towards the prevention, monitoring and containment of bird flu since the first case of the potentially catastrophic H5N1 virus was detected in 2003. While that case was met with an instinctive denial and a desperate attempt at a cover up, which blew up in the Thaksin administration's face, more sophisticated crisis management measures [News Source]