Low-grade bird flu kills 200 chickens in Seoul: ministry (People’s Daily) A mild form of avian influenza broke out on a chicken farm in south of Seoul, killing 200 chickens, South Korean agriculture ministry said Friday. [News Source]

Japan Suspends S. Korean Chicken Imports on Bird-Flu Concerns (Bloomberg.com) Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Japan will temporarily suspend poultry imports from South Korea on concerns over bird flu, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said. [News Source]

Ivory Coast records isolated case of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) An isolated case of bird flu has been discovered in turkeys in Ivory Coast, the first since the last outbreak in the capital six months ago, health authorities said. [News Source]

Bird flu conference slated for Mali (News Interactive) THE fourth international conference on bird flu, with 600 participants, will take place from December 6-8 in Bamako, a Malian cabinet official said today. [News Source]

International bird flu conference slated for Mali in December (AFP via Yahoo! News) The fourth international conference on bird flu, with 600 participants, will take place from December 6-8 in Bamako, a Malian cabinet official has said. [News Source]

Studies show bird flu hard to detect until too late. Quick tests that can tell if patients have influenza do not detect bird flu, so despite heroic efforts, they can die before anyone knows what killed them, doctors reported. [News Source]

There are plenty of health trends and developments to celebrate. We weigh too much, don't exercise enough, and eat too much junk food. But this Thanksgiving Day, there are plenty of health-related trends and developments to be thankful for. [News Source]

SKorea suspects bird flu after thousands of chickens die (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korea has reported a possible bird flu outbreak after 6,000 chickens on one farm died in three days -- the first suspected cases since the country declared itself free of the disease last December. [News Source]

SKorea suspects bird flu after thousands of chickens die (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korea has reported a possible bird flu outbreak after 6,000 chickens on one farm died in three days -- the first suspected cases since the country declared itself free of the disease last December. [News Source]

New vaccine being tested offers protection against most avian flu strains (Channel NewsAsia) SINGAPORE : A new vaccine that promises protection against a wide range of avian influenza virus has been developed. The vaccine which is produced using a cell-based technology is still in its early phase of clinical trials. [News Source]