bird flu

Thailand's Minister of Public Health Witthaya Kaewparadai on Monday instructed provincial health chiefs to prepare 1,500 local rapid response units to monitor the bird flu situation following the death of 1,000 ducks in the central province of Suphan Buri in Thailand.

Thailand's Public Health Ministry on Wednesday warned health stations across the country to closely monitor the situation of the A/H1N1, H5N1 or bird flu, and normal human flu as it is nearing the winter.

Another bird has tested positive for bird flu in Hong Kong as part of a recent outbreak of the deadly disease, the government said Tuesday.

Tokyo - Researchers in Japan said Thursday they had developed a flu vaccine that works against multiple viruses and could prevent a deadly pandemic of bird flu mutations.

Beijing - A 31-year-old woman died of bird flu in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, becoming the fourth death from the disease in the country this year, state-run media reported.