A combination of antiviral drugs should be stockpiled for use in an influenza pandemic, say researchers in this week's BMJ.

The U.S. Embassy warned its citizens to avoid contact with stray cats in Indonesia, saying there had been confirmed reports the animals in the country were able to carry the deadly bird flu virus.

In the wake of last week's announcement confirming Nigeria's first human case of bird flu, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja examines the incidence of bird flu in Nigeria and growing concerns about its spread.

For nearly a year, there had been a relative lull in cases of H5N1 in Europe. But last month, the deadly strain of avian influenza was found in geese in Hungary. And now an outbreak at a turkey farm in Britain has led to the slaughter there of more than 150,000 birds over the past few days.

Fresh outbreaks of bird flu have triggered a renewed United Nations call for vigilance against the spread of the disease. But as Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, despite the concerns, U.N. officials say the world has made progress in containing bird flu outbreaks over the past three years.

A fresh outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu has been found in hens in northeastern Thailand, livestock officials said Tuesday.

Indonesia says it will cull tens of thousands of chickens kept in backyards across the sprawling archipelago in an effort to stop the spread of the bird flu virus. As VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta reports, the decision follows a new spate of human infections.