Egypt detects new bird flu case in human (Sydney Morning Herald) Authorities have detected Egypt's first human case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus since May, a World Health Organisation official says. - [News Source]

Egypt detects new human H5N1 bird flu case (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Egypt has detected its first human case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus since May in an Egyptian woman who raised ducks from her home, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Speaker discusses bird flu containment (Clarion Online) In preparation for the upcoming cold and flu season the DU Health and Counseling Center conducted an information seminar last week in Driscoll Gallery on the avian flu and how the DU community can protect itself from the spread of this or any flu virus. Recent outbreaks in isolated areas of Asia and parts of Africa have created a heightened awareness of Bird Flu and Katie Dunker and Louise [News Source]

Egypt detects new human H5N1 bird flu case (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Authorities have detected Egypt's first human case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus since May, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Egypt detects new human H5N1 bird flu case (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News) CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities have detected the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus in an Egyptian woman, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday. [News Source]

UD, DelTech receive federal grant for bird flu training (The News Journal) University of Delaware and Delaware Technical and Community College will receive $424,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service to provide avian influenza related training and technical assistance to Romania. The grant will focus on coordinating efforts between government agencies, universities and Romania's commercial poultry industry. There will be emphasis on [News Source]

Alleged ‘bird flu’ drug smuggler remanded (News Interactive) A SYDNEY man who sparked a bird flu scare almost died after an alleged parcel of heroin burst inside his stomach during a flight to Sydney, police said today. [News Source]

Bird flu: Who’s next? Bangladesh!The Role of Public Administration (News From Bangladesh) In comparison to malaria and diarroeal diseases, which together kill over 3 million people every year, bird flu has killed very few people. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the H5N1 virus may mutate into a new human flu virus against, which humans have no immunity. [News Source]

Bird flu found in pigs in Indonesia’s Bali. Koran Tempo newspaper reported on the weekend that a team from the veterinary faculty at Udayana University discovered avian influenza infected two pigs in the regencies of Gianyar and Tabanan in Bali. [News Source]

BIRD FLU OFFICIAL APPLAUDS U.S. EFFORTS (Meat News) UNITED STATES: A U.S. bird flu official says U.S. efforts are “close to the state-of-the-art…with preparations and strong biosecurity measures." [News Source]

BIRD FLU SURVEY FINDINGS (Meat News) NEW ZEALAND: First round of New Zealand ’s national surveillance finds no highly pathogenic avian influenza. Biosecurity New Zealand has completed its first survey of commercial broiler and layer farms throughout the country and found no highly pathogenic avian influenza. [News Source]

Expert warns of forthcoming bird flu pandemic risk (Interfax) Shanghai. October 10th. INTERFAX-CHINA - A medical expert has warned that the traditional winter-spring period for regular influenza will increase the risk of bird flu mutating to a form capable of human-to- human transmission. [News Source]