Turkey tries to stop spread of bird flu newstime7 1/25/08Turkish authorities culled nearly 600 poultry in villages near the Black Sea coast on Wednesday after an outbreak of bird flu was reported there. bird flu

New outbreaks of bird flu confirmed in India ctv.ca 1/19/08The Associated Press - CALCUTTA, India -- New outbreaks of bird flu have been confirmed today in western India as health workers slaughter more poultry in a bid to curb the spread of the disease. flu india

Bird flu tests at border points in UAE gulfinthemedia 1/16/08By March this year, all the 19 entry points in the UAE will have a common system/procedure for the testing of the items entering the country to ensure they are free from avian flu, an official has said. bird flu

Bird flu in West Bengal: Culling operations begin inhome.rediff 1/16/08Altogether 55 teams of the West Bengal Animal Resources Development department fanned out to 105 villages under Rampurhat Blocks I and II in state's Birbhum district as culling of chicken affected with the deadly H5N1 virus began on Wednesday, official sources said. bird flu

How bird flu jumps to humans cosmosmagazine 1/10/08 Agençe France-Presse - PARIS: Experts have discovered how influenza viruses, which are carried by birds, are able to latch on to humans. The find may open the way to a vaccine against not just deadly avian flu, but against all flu types. bird flu

Polish bird flu under control, situation better-EU allsafetravels 1/10/08BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Poland has managed to contain its recent outbreaks of bird flu and improved its general animal disease situation, the European Commission said on Wednesday. bird flu

Bird Flu Good news at last! birdflunewsflash.wordpress 1/7/08There has been a new step forward in the development of an effective vaccine against H5N1, the bird flu virus that’s also dangerous to humans. By adding an agent that stimulates the immune system, it appears that the existing vaccine is effective against various strains of the bird flu virus. bird flu

Lebanon on alert after reports of bird flu across the border archive.gulfnews 1/5/08Beirut: Lebanon mobilised teams on Saturday to monitor birds passing through its border after a case of bird flu was detected in neighbouring Israel. bird flu

MDA prepares for bird flu in humans myhealthinsight 1/4/08Eighteen chickens have been found dead from bird flu in a Binyamina kindergarten's animal corner, while two others were unaffected. bird flu

WHO praises swift bird flu reporting ca.rss.news.yahoo 12/17/07HONG KONG (AFP) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday praised Asian countries for swiftly reporting the latest bird flu cases after Pakistan and Myanmar were hit by a resurgence of the disease. Asia-Pacific spokesman Peter Cordingley said prompt notification was helping keep the virus in check after Pakistan announced its first human death and Myanmar revealed its first human case. bird flu

Bird Flu Flares Further In Asia vitabeat 12/17/07Bird flu has resurfaced in different parts of Asia, with human deaths reported in Indonesia, Burma, Pakistan and China and fresh outbreaks plaguing other countries during the winter months when the virus typically flares, officials and scientists say. bird flu

6 Pakistanis Infected With H5N1 Bird Flu houmatoday 12/15/07Six people caught the deadly strain of bird flu in northern Pakistan last month and at least one person with the disease has died, the government said Saturday. bird flu

Tamiflu, Rouche, and The Politics of Bird Flu Vaccine bird.mypetlover 12/15/07Some are already condemning Rouche Pharmaceuticals over their Tamiflu vaccine. The critics are upset as H5N1 Bird Flu is already in Africa and fear is that it will evolve to spread from human to human very rapidly; then around the World. bird flu