Wildlife Officials Check Va. Birds For Avian Flu (NBC4 Washington, D.C.) RICHMOND, Va. -- State and federal wildlife officials plan to check for avian influenza in birds that flock to Virginia's waterways. About 800 waterfowl and about 800 shorebirds will be tested, starting with mute swans in August. [News Source]

Bird Flu Vaccine For Poultry Successfully Developed In India (Medical News Today) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) said yesterday that it has successfully developed a vaccine that protects poultry from bird flu. The announcement was made during the 77th Annual General Meeting of the ICAR Society, by Shri Sharad Pawar, Union Minister of Agriculture. India experienced its first outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in February, 2006. [click link for full [News Source]

Biologists to test for bird flu throughout Ore. (KGW Portland) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- State and federal wildlife biologists are on guard this summer for any sign that a virulent strain of avian flu has reached Oregon. [News Source]

Indonesian man dies from bird flu. A 44-year-old man died of bird flu in Indonesia, a senior health official said Sunday, putting the country on the cusp of being the world's hardest hit by the disease. [News Source]

Schisms emerge at Petersburg summit. Statements signed Sunday by Group of Eight leaders broke with decades of tradition by acknowledging deep-rooted divisions over President Vladimir Putin's key issue of energy security, among others. [News Source]

Indian Scientists Develop Vaccine for Bird Flu (Slashdot) William Robinson writes "Indian Scientists have succeeded in developing a vaccine against the bird flu disease that has affected poultry business in many parts of the world. This was formally announced, and ICAR Director-General Mangala Rai described this as a big step forward in tackling the highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called the bird flu. Indonesia, who has recently reported [News Source]

Virginia will test birds for avian flu (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Next month, wildlife officials will start searching for avian influenza among the millions of waterfowl and shorebirds that flock each fall to Virginia's coast, waterways and marshes. [News Source]