Hong Kong reports suspected human bird flu case in south China (AFP via Yahoo! News) A 31-year-old man is suspected to have contracted bird flu in southern China. [News Source]

Japan suspends Hungarian poultry imports over bird flu concern (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japan has announced a temporary suspension of imports of Hungarian poultry including foie gras over concerns about bird flu in the East European country. [News Source]

First bird flu cases in northern Ukraine. Teams of veterinarians have been sent to destroy domestic poultry in northern Ukraine after the first appearance of bird flu in the region, Interfax Ukraine news agency reported on Monday. [News Source]

UK scientists call for more research into bird flu. British scientists called on Tuesday for more research into how avian flu is spread from wild birds to domestic poultry. [News Source]

Hungary to cull poultry as more bird flu found. Hungary will slaughter up to 500,000 poultry, more than the 300,000 planned when an outbreak of H5 avian influenza started last week, as more infected farms have been found in the area, the farm ministry said on Monday. [News Source]

China steps up bird flu controls. China is strengthening prevention and control of bird flu although no new human cases have been confirmed for more than a month, a health official said Monday. [News Source]

Hungary battles bird flu in domestic flock (Food Production Daily) 13/06/2006 - Hungary has confirmed it has found the avian influenza virus in a flock of domestic geese, a week after a European Commission report claimed incidents of bird flu are declining in the EU. [News Source]

Indonesia’s Bird Flu Reports Underestimate Disease (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) June 13 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia's bird flu reports underestimate the extent of the outbreaks in poultry and are hampering efforts to fight the disease in a country with 1.3 billion chickens, an international veterinary agency said. [News Source]

Hungary to Cull Poultry as More Bird Flu Found (Planet Ark) BUDAPEST - Hungary will slaughter up to 500,000 poultry, more than the 300,000 planned when an outbreak of H5 avian influenza started last week, as more infected farms have been found in the area, the farm ministry said on Monday. [News Source]