Bird flu strikes once again in Egypt after a few months breather (EARTHtimes.org) After a period of relative respite, Egypt has detected new cases of avian flu and has once again placed all agencies on high alert. The outbreak took place just days after the Minister of Agriculture breathed a sigh of relief since the previous outbreak's operations were all taken care of. Four infected chicken were detected in a village near Sohag, 345 kilometers south of Cairo the capital. [News Source]

Tests come back negative for bird flu (Billings Gazette) LARAMIE - Test results for the first birds sampled in Wyoming for highly pathogenic avian influenza have come back negative. [News Source]

New round of bird flu inspections begins in September (MCOT) BANGKOK, Sept 5 (TNA) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will commence a new round of bird flu inspections beginning this month until November to clean up poultry production sites and spray disinfectants in provinces identified as at-risk areas to safeguard against possible avian flu from migrant birds as the wildfowl migration season will begin soon, according to a vice minister. [News Source]