AvianBirdsFlu.com: key facts about Avian Influenza commonly called Bird Flu that created world health crises rivaled only by Plague and HIV.
Home Page News Virus Pandemic Vaccine Sympotms Links H5N1 Strain Forum	Bird Flu related deaths As of 10 October, 2005, 117 confirmed cases of bird flu had been registered in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia, with 60 lethal outcomes. Unlike other viruses, bird flu mortality rate is remarkably high— over 50%. For comparison, the SARS virus, which appeared in November of 2002, was found in 8.4 thousand people, 800 of whom died.