The Taiwan Ministry of Agriculture has reported 39 cases of H5N1 isolated from migratory birds in addition to 12 outbreaks on commercial poultry farms this fall. According to ProMED Mail cases were diagnosed in Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung, areas reporting outbreaks in previous seasons. Cases in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan are attributed to the fall migration of migratory birds with commercial poultry in all three nations at risk.