Poultry Flocks, Food Supply Protected Against Avian Flu, Says Industry Web Site (Progressive Grocer) JULY 14, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Commercial poultry flocks in the United States and the food products made from them are being carefully protected from avian influenza, said a group of food trade organizations on a revamped industry-sponsored Web site. [News Source]

Questions and Answers On Avian Influenza (The Valdosta Daily Times) Q. What is “bird flu?” A. “Bird flu” is the common name for avian influenza, a respiratory disease of birds that is caused by a virus. Q. How serious is it? [News Source]

Bird flu: crude vaccine ready (Deccan Herald) Almost six months after the bird flu outbreak in Maharashtra, India is ready with its first crude vaccine for poultry against the highly pathogenic avian influenza. [News Source]

Expert warns of possible flu outbreak in China this winter. A Chinese health expert has warned of a possible flu outbreak this winter as new variants of the virus emerge. [News Source]

No signs of avian flu found at 36 eateries. County health officials completed inspections Friday at all 36 Michigan restaurants known to be supplied by a Troy warehouse that is under federal investigation. [News Source]

Bird flu: Unpaid farmers in Nigeria could lose farms to creditors (TODAYonline) Roosters for sale at the Kano Sabon Gari market in February 2006. Poultry farmers in Nigeria whose 300,000 birds were culled this year following an outbreak of the deadly strain of H5N1 avian flu say they could lose their farms to creditors over bank loan default. [News Source]

More Avian Influenza in Humans Confirmed in Indonesia (U.S. Department of State) Avian influenza has killed another child in Indonesia, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed July 14. A 3-year-old child from a suburb of Jakarta died on July 6, about two weeks after she first became ill. Medical authorities have confirmed she was infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which now has killed a total of 132 people worldwide. Indonesia has reported more cases of the [News Source]

Bird flu: Unpaid farmers in Nigeria could lose farms to creditors (AFP via Yahoo! News) Poultry farmers in Nigeria whose 300,000 birds were culled this year following an outbreak of the deadly strain of H5N1 avian flu say they could lose their farms to creditors over bank loan default. [News Source]

Web-based Film Answers Questions About Avian Flu (KYW News Radio 1060) A web site devoted to children's health has launched a mini-movie addressing the concerns of parents about avian flu. The kidshealth.org web site, which is launched out of Wilmington, has been getting a number of questions about avian flu. [News Source]