The Department of Health is expecting the results today of tests on the only probable case of swine flu in Ireland.

As China reported its third outbreak of bird flu in a week, public health groups have urged officials to bypass patent laws and mass-produce generic versions of potentially lifesaving anti-viral drugs.

A THAI boy tested positive for bird flu yesterday, but doctors said he was recovering and there was no sign he caught the virus from his infected father who died earlier this week, calming fears of a human pandemic.