Bird flu outbreak (Gulf Times) Bangladesh has culled about 13,000 chickens after fresh outbreak of bird flu in the country last month, officials said yesterday... [News Source]

Financial Times FT.com (Financial Times) Bernard Matthews, the turkey producer whose sales slumped after its flock was infected with bird flu in early 2007, is cutting up to 160 jobs as it struggles to boost profits. [News Source]

Bangladesh culls 13,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak (New Kerala) Dhaka, Feb 8: Bangladesh has culled about 13,000 chickens after fresh outbreak of bird flu in the country last month, officials said Monday. [News Source]

Bangladesh culls 13,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak (New Kerala) Dhaka, Feb 8: Bangladesh has culled about 13,000 chickens after fresh outbreak of bird flu in the country last month, officials said Monday. [News Source]

Bangladesh culls 13 000 chickens after bird flu outbreak (Hindustan Times) Bangladesh has culled about 13,000 chickens after fresh outbreak of bird flu in the country last month, officials said on Monday. [News Source]

Bangladesh culls 13 000 chickens after bird flu outbreak (Hindustan Times) Bangladesh has culled about 13,000 chickens after fresh outbreak of bird flu in the country last month, officials said on Monday. [News Source]

Swine flu still spreading, though at a reduced rate. U.S. health officials say the number of H1N1 cases has not swelled dramatically, but the virus hasn't gone away, either, as would be expected in a normal influenza outbreak. [News Source]

Endangered birds seized in Davao (Manila Standard Today) THE Environment Department is watching over 330 endangered species that its agents seized Wednesday last week to ensure that none of them is carrying the deadly avian flu virus, an official said over the weekend. [News Source]

New outbreak of bird flu confirmed in Cambodia (GMA News) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian authorities began a mass killing of ducks Wednesday after confirming a fresh outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus. [News Source]

Is the US swine flu epidemic over? While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October. [News Source]

Second wave of swine flu to hit. Experts predict a second wave of swine flu will hit Australia as early as the end of this month. Figures obtained by The Sun-Herald show that just one-fifth of NSW adults have been immunised against H1N1. [News Source]

Rise in antibacterials worries researchers. Everywhere you go, it seems the flu is not far from people’s minds. Public antibacterial dispensers have become abundant at convenience stores and supermarkets. Researchers want to know if such hypervigilance about germs has unintended consequences. [News Source]