South Korea stages new cull after fresh bird flu outbreak (Channel NewsAsia) SEOUL : South Korea was Tuesday culling hundreds of thousands of quails, chickens and other birds following a fresh bird flu outbreak, officials said. [News Source]

Another Bird Flu Outbreak Reported (donga.com) A virulent strain of Avian Influenza (AI), transmissible to humans, has been found in Gimje, North Jeolla Province. It is the third case of a high pathogen bird flu outbreak following the one in Iksan on November 19 and 27. [News Source]

Experts puzzle over halt of bird flu. Except for a steady stream of human cases in Indonesia, the current flu epicenter, the past year's worries about a catastrophic global outbreak largely disappeared. [News Source]

Donors Pledge Nearly $500 Million to Avian Flu Fight (AllAfrica.com) On the last day of an international avian influenza conference - the first such meeting to be held in Africa - donors from 10 countries, the European Commission-European Union, the World Bank and the African Development Bank pledged nearly $500 million in grants to fight avian influenza and prepare for a human pandemic, with a particular focus on Africa. [News Source]

Haryana, Maryland universities to do bird flu research jointly (IANS via Yahoo! India News) Chandigarh, Dec 11 (IANS) The Haryana Agriculture University, Hissar Monday tied up with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Maryland to conduct joint research for developing a vaccine to combat bird (avian) flu. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 11 December 2006 (SciDev.net) Below is a roundup of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

South Korea reports new bird flu case (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korea's agriculture ministry has reported a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in the country's southwest, the third in less than a month. [News Source]

South Korea reports new bird flu case (Khaleej Times) SEOUL - South Korea’s agriculture ministry reported a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in the southwest Monday, the third in less than a month, and ordered immediate culling and quarantine measures. [News Source]

Avian flu worries fade, but linger on (The Star-Ledger) LONDON -- Earlier this year, bird flu panic was in full swing: The French feared for their foie gras, the Swiss locked their chickens in doors, and Americans enlisted prison inmates in Alaska to help spot infected wild birds. [News Source]