World Health Organization (WHO) officials are introducing new regulations to help in the fight against pandemics.

The new regulations, along with the experience in controlling severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), should ease the way for cooperation should there be an influenza pandemic, says Dr. David Heymann, executive director for communicable diseases at WHO

A proposed method of detecting avian flu would have chickens implanted with a biothermal RFID chip that would serve as an early warning system.

Digital Angel, which manufactures microchips that are implanted in animals, has developed their Bio-Thermo temperature-sensing microchip and identity system

According to officials in China, a 10 year old girl has been diagnosed with the deadly H5N1 "bird flu" virus.

The young girl becomes the fourth confirmed case in China last month

According to officials in China, a 10 year old girl has been diagnosed with the deadly H5N1 "bird flu" virus.

The young girl becomes the fourth confirmed case in China last month

China's government says Tuesday that a 10-year-old girl in the Guangzi region has tested positive for the H5N1 virus.

The health ministry says the girl, who has the last name Tang, is the fourth human bird flu case in China since last month, reports the official Xinhua News Agency