Human bird flu case confirmed in Vietnam (International Herald Tribune)
Vietnam confirmed its first human bird flu case in a year and a half on Wednesday, as the virus continued to spread through its poultry stocks.

Bird flu kills Indonesian girl; death toll at 77 (USA Today)
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.

Pakistan confirms bird flu cases (CNN.com)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistani authorities have discovered the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at three poultry farms on the outskirts of Islamabad and culled nearly 10,500 chickens, a government official said on Wednesday.

Mad cow, bird flu: veterinary response is improving says agency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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.