[Brazil's H5N1 bird flu cases increased to 19] the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry issued a notice on the evening of June 1 local time, saying that the number of H5N1 bird flu cases in Brazil increased to 19, compared with 13 cases counted on the evening of May 29th, an increase of six bird flu cases in two days. There were 13 cases in Espiritu Santo, 5 cases in Rio de Janeiro State and 1 case in Southern River State.