Troubling signs for bird flu. Avian flu is spreading across the world twice as fast as scientists originally predicted. [News Source]

Tests show Egyptian woman dies of bird flu. Initial tests have shown that a woman who died this week had bird flu, making her likely the first human death from the disease in Egypt, a spokesman for the WHO said Saturday. [News Source]

Israel announces first cases of deadly bird flu strain, in turkeys. Israeli health officials announced Friday that they believe more than 1,000 turkeys have died in recent days from bird flu, the first reported cases in the country. [News Source]

As spring thaws the Caucasus, birds and fear are flying north through Georgia Tbilisi has succumbed to an outbreak — not of avian influenza, but of fear, with parents keeping children out of school and confidence in the food supply undermined. [News Source]