Bird flu under control in Myanmar (The New Light of Myanmar) Myanmar has put avian influenza under control in bird flu-infected townships in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions. Continued observation on disease control and detection is being conducted in the rest of poultry farms. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 18 April 2006 (SciDev.net) Below is a roundup of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

China reports new bird flu case (Jakarta Post) LONDON (Bloomberg): China reported a case of bird flu in a 21-year-old man, the country's health ministry said. The Chinese man, who is hospitalized in the city of Wuhan, fell ill April 1 with fever and pneumonia symptoms, the ministry said on its Web site. [News Source]

Three bird flu patients admitted to PIMS (Business Recorder) ISLAMABAD (April 19 2006): The first ever case of bird flu in human beings appeared in Pakistan as three patients with the apparent symptoms of deadly Avian Influenza were admitted to a hospital here on Tuesday, sources said. [News Source]

Yolo gets ready for bird flu (The Davis Enterprise) Published Apr 16, 2006 - 18:30:13 CDT. It seems almost every year, there’s a new disease that might have the ability to threaten humanity. For the last several years, H5N1, or bird flu, has been waiting in the wings, watching as SARS and West Nile virus took their turns on the stage. [News Source]

McDonald’s moves not to have bird flu with that (The Age) McDonald's is having its suppliers in Europe bring free-range chickens indoors to try to contain the spread of bird flu. - [News Source]

Bird flu concerns state, too (Devils Lake Journal) With the Lake Region in the midst of an outdoor paradise spotlighted by waterfowl much of the year, the concern over Avian Influenza (bird flu) has not gone unnoticed. [News Source]

Waterfowl vulnerable to bird flu, officials say. The Allegan County veterinarian, like state and federal health officials, said this fall may see the emergence of a deadly form of avian influenza in North America's wild ducks, geese and swans. [News Source]

UN birdflu expert praises Thailand, Vietnam. Thailand and Vietnam are doing "excellent work" preparing for a possible bird flu pandemic, paying attention to the threat at the highest levels but also helping local communities get ready. [News Source]

McDonald’s moves not to have bird flu with that (The Age) McDonald's is having its suppliers in Europe bring free-range chickens indoors to try to contain the spread of bird flu. - [News Source]

Hong Kong stores accused in pesticide scare. Hong Kong supermarkets dumped vegetable stocks Tuesday amid a new food scare after pressure group Greenpeace accused grocery chains of selling produce tainted with dangerous levels of pesticides. [News Source]

In pandemic study, health workers stay home. Nearly half of the public health workforce, the majority of them clerical and technical support staff, would stay home during a flu pandemic, results of a new survey suggest. [News Source]