Mali: New Centre to Tackle Bird Flu Across Africa (AllAfrica.com) The World Organisation for Animal Health, or OIE, has set up its first regional control centre in Africa with the aim of coordinating measures against bird flu, which is threatening livelihoods and health across the continent. [News Source]

Indonesian bird flu toll hits 40. The victim, a five-year-old boy, died last month in Tulungagung, East Java. He is thought to have caught the virus from infected chickens. [News Source]

World’s biggest trend is the end. When the dorks start spouting doomsday scenarios, it's time for the rest of us to take heed. [News Source]

Bird flu plans critical for companies, executive says (NorthJersey.com) Businesses that haven't considered how to stay afloat during an avian flu pandemic should make it priority. It's a warning that disaster preparedness experts have been repeating with increasing urgency. [News Source]

Ames lab prepares for avian flu testing (Iowa Farmer) AMES (AP) -- The government’s elaborate network for diagnosing bird flu will eventually come down to a sprawling 640-acre campus in the Iowa countryside where strict security is the only hint of the crucial role scientists there could play. [News Source]

Obasanjo says no confirmed new case of bird flu in Nigeria (AFP via Yahoo! News) Tests have not confirmed any case of the deadly avian influenza in northeastern state of Taraba, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has said. [News Source]

Avian Flu hits South African Ostriches (EARTHtimes.org) The South African government, Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs officials have confirmed that a strain of bird flu has been found on a western cape farm in South Africa. [News Source]