Bird flu is taking a bit of a breather. The bird flu that spread across Europe and into Africa this year seems to be slowing as warmer weather approaches, but flu experts say that doesn't mean the virus has been controlled or that it no longer poses a threat to humans. [News Source]

Bird flu strikes Indonesian family again. A fifth member of an Indonesian family has died of bird flu, according to local tests, a senior medical official said Sunday. [News Source]

Venice man develops UV light system to fight germs. Lee Huston is working with an emerging technology called UVGI, or 'Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation,' in the hopes of curbing the spread of airborne diseases. [News Source]

Cheap imports and bird flu hits UK industry (Food Production Daily) 15/05/2006 - At least one UK poultry processor plans to cut capacity and farmers are calling for higher payments as the industry is hit by bird flu and cheaper imports. [News Source]

First Human Bird Flu Reported in Horn of Africa (Environment News Service) GENEVA, Switzerland , May 15, 2006 (ENS) - The Ministry of Health in Djibouti has confirmed the country’s first case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The patient is a two year old girl from a small rural village in Arta district. [News Source]

Indonesia’s Bird Flu Deaths Fuel Concern Over Control (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) May 15 (Bloomberg) -- At least five Indonesians from North Sumatra province are suspected to have died in recent weeks from bird flu, a World Health Organization official said, fueling concern over the country's ability to halt the virus in poultry. [News Source]

Indonesia’s Bird Flu Deaths Fuel Concern Over Control (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) May 15 (Bloomberg) -- At least five Indonesians from North Sumatra province are suspected to have died in recent weeks from bird flu, a World Health Organization official said, fueling concern over the country's ability to halt the virus in poultry. [News Source]

Officials Hope Bird Flu Movie Provokes Preparation Not Panic (Fort Wayne News Channel 15) (Ft Wayne, IN)- A network movie about the a strain of avian influenza that can easily pass from person to person is creating a new buzz about bird flu. Indiana says it's ready. [News Source]

Avian Flu Wanes in Asian Nations It First Hit Hard (New York Times) Even as it crops up in Europe and Africa, the bird flu that raised fears of a human pandemic has been largely snuffed out in Southeast Asia. [News Source]