Avian Influenza H5 Virus Confirmed In Geese In Hungary (Medical News Today) The Hungarian authorities have informed the European Commission of a confirmed outbreak of avian influenza in a domestic flock of geese in Bács-Kiskun, in the south of the country. The tests carried out so far have shown that is a H5 highly pathogenic strain, while it is still to be determined whether or not this is the H5N1 strain. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Debate over pets’ role in spread of avian flu / No cases passed yet by dogs or cats, but experts want study (San Francisco Chronicle) If the bird flu virus arrives in the United States on the wings of migrating wildfowl, pet owners may need to take special precautions to protect their household members -- both human and animal. No case has been reported anywhere in the world of a... [News Source]

Traders dismiss bird flu rumors (The Jakarta Post) The country may soon exceed the death toll from avian influenza in Vietnam, which has the highest official tally. But some people still think bird flu is a harmless old wives' tale. [News Source]

Biotech firm will test bird flu vaccine on local residents (BizJournals) Approximately 50 Hawaii residents will be the world's first recipients of Hawaii Biotech's H591 avian influenza -- bird flu -- vaccination in January 2007, according to the company's CEO, Leonard Firestone. [News Source]