Bird Flu spreads in Vietnam

Authorities in Vietnam said on Friday that bird flu had spread in two provinces in the southern Mekong delta, where massive outbreaks were first reported early this week.  >>

Two more bird flu cases in Indonesia

Two more Indonesians have been confirmed as infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus. >>

Hong Kong suspends Denmark’s poultry import applications

Hong Kong suspended processing of applications for the importation of poultry meat from Denmark for fear of bird flu outbreak. >>

Bird flu outbreak in Denmark

Denmark has confirmed an outbreak of the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu on a backyard poultry farm on the island of Funen, the EU said on Thursday. The government said the outbreak might force Denmark to halt all its poultry exports. >>

Indonesian bird flu deaths

A cluster of bird flu deaths in an Indonesian family has sparked widespread fears that the highly pathogenic virus might have mutated into a form that can easily transmit among people, the World health Organization (WHO) said. >>