Egypt Confirms Twelfth Human Bird Flu Case (Medical News Today) Authorities in Egypt have confirmed their twelfth human case of bird (avian) flu infection with the H5N1 strain. The patient comes from Minufiyah (a northern governorate). The 18-year-old woman began to show bird-flu like symptoms on April 5 and was hospitalised on 11 April. Doctors say she is in a stable condition... click link for more info. [News Source]

Uganda: Ready for Bird Flu (AllAfrica.com) UGANDA is alert and ready to counter any outbreak of Avian Influenza A (H5N1), popularly known as bird flu, the commissioner for livestock said yesterday. [News Source]

Study finds Europe bird-flu defenses vary widely. A study slated to be published in a prominent medical journal has found wide variations in the plans European countries have drawn up for a possible bird-flu pandemic among humans, raising politically sensitive questions for some governments. [News Source]