Russia to Halt U.S. Poultry Imports Over Fears of Bird Flu (Mosnews) Russia, the world’s largest poultry importer, may halt its imports of this product from the U.S. state of Michigan, because a swan infected with avian influenza (bird flu) was discovered their last week, the country’s Federal Veterinary Service said on Wednesday, Aug. 16. [News Source]

Indonesia Probes Bird Flu Case for Human Transmission (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a 9-year-old girl in the same area of Indonesia where a teenager caught the virus days earlier, and officials are checking for signs of human-to- human transmission, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said. [News Source]