Thailand Reports H5N1 Avian Flu Strain in Wild Birds (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand, the world's fourth-largest poultry exporter, found avian flu in pigeons and other wild birds, prompting the government to intensify surveillance for the lethal virus that threatens to infect humans. [News Source]

Thailand Reports Finding H5N1 Avian Flu Strain in Wild Birds (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand found avian flu in pigeons and other wild birds, prompting the government to intensify surveillance for the lethal virus that threatens to infect humans, a senior health official said. [News Source]

FACTBOX-Bird flu’s spread around the globe (AlertNet) Source: Reuters Jan 15 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation confirmed on Monday the death of two Indonesian women from bird flu. Thailand has suffered its first outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in six ... [News Source]

Asian Leaders agree to promote biofuels. Asian and Pacific leaders signed an agreement Monday to help reduce their dependence on conventional sources of energy and promote the use of biofuels. [News Source]

East Asia Summit targets carbon emissions. Central to the talks was an energy security pact that seeks to reduce the region's dependence on oil and address the issue of climate change. [News Source]

New Bird Flu Outbreaks Raise Alarm in Asia (Voice of America) Rising numbers of human bird flu deaths in Indonesia and avian flu outbreaks among poultry in several Asian countries have put the region on alert. The World Health Organization says Asia, Africa, even Europe, need to be prepared for the worse. [News Source]

Indonesia continues to battle bird flu. It has been quite an achievement for Indonesia, which has registered more bird flu deaths than any other nation, that reported human cases dropped significantly in the past three months. [News Source]

Father ruled out in latest cluster of Indonesian bird flu cases. An Indonesian man investigated as a possible case of avian flu in the latest family cluster of infections does not have the H5N1 virus. [News Source]

Bird flu spreads to new state in northern Nigeria. Veterinary officials in white protective suits and masks culled thousands of chickens at a farm in the far northwestern Nigerian state of Sokoto after bird flu was detected there for the first time. [News Source]

Livestock officials report bird flu outbreak in ducks in northern Thailand. A fresh outbreak of virulent bird flu has been found in ducks in northern Thailand, the first in almost six months, officials said Monday. [News Source]

Asian leaders to wind up summit with energy pact. Asian nations will sign an energy security pact on Monday calling for investments in renewable energy and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, ending a summit marked by warming ties between Japan and China. [News Source]

Bird Flu Re-Emerges in Thai Fowl, Spreads in Southern Vietnam (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu resurfaced in Thailand and spread to a seventh Vietnamese province in a fresh wave of poultry outbreaks in Asia. Officials in Egypt are testing a 20- year-old woman suspected of being the country's 19th case. [News Source]