Salsations- Bird Flu

Nigeria reports bird flu outbreak
AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 23 May 2007 12:22 PM PDT
Health authorities reported Wednesday an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in Nigeria's northern state of Zamfara, the official NAN news agency said.

Bird flu death, fresh outbreaks in Asia
AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 23 May 2007 9:09 AM PDT
Health experts are investigating Vietnam's first suspected human bird flu case in 18 months, a WHO official said Wednesday, as Indonesia confirmed its 77th death and Pakistan reported a fresh outbreak among poultry.

Mad cow, bird flu: veterinary response is improving says agency
AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 23 May 2007 8:40 AM PDT
The response to mad-cow disease and H5N1 bird flu among farm animals has improved, thanks to common guidelines and better veterinary surveillance, the world's top agency for safety in the meat and livestock trade said on Wednesday.

Vietnam confirms human bird flu case
USA Today Wed, 23 May 2007 5:55 AM PDT
Vietnam on Wednesday confirmed its first human bird flu case in a year and a half, as the virus continues to spread through the country's poultry stocks.

Bird flu kills Indonesian girl; death toll at 77
USA Today Wed, 23 May 2007 1:17 AM PDT
A 5-year-old Indonesian girl died from bird flu, the Health Ministry said Wednesday, raising the death toll from the disease to 77 more than any other country.