Bird flu warning (Meat News) GLOBAL: New bird flu outbreaks require strong vigilance according to the FAO. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations has raised concerns about new flare-ups of avian influenza in China, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. [News Source]

Hong Kong says another bird found has avian flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) A dead falcon found in Hong Kong was infected with the milder H5 form of bird flu, according to initial test results. [News Source]

Bird Flu Reappears In Europe On A Hungarian Farm (Medical News Today) The Hungarian authorities have reported to the European Union an outbreak of avian flu that is suspected to be the deadly H5N1 strain in the south east part of the country. The part of the country affected is Csongrad County, where the virus has been found in 40 geese on an isolated farm. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Mass bird cull in Asia as avian flu resurfaces (Sydney Morning Herald) THE northern winter has brought with it a resurgence of avian influenza, with quarantine workers this week starting to slaughter hundreds of thousands of poultry after fresh outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 strain in Asia. [News Source]

U.S. not scared enough of bird flu, Senate told. Bird flu poses as big a threat to the world as ever, and people need to worry about it more, U.S. senators and health leaders agreed on Wednesday. [News Source]

Malaysia issues top bird flu alert (AFP via Yahoo! News) Malaysia has issued its highest-level warning on the possibility of another bird flu outbreak in the country after the disease emerged in several regional nations. [News Source]

Suspected Bird Flu Re-emerges In Hungary (Medical News Today) A new case of suspected bird flu in geese has been found in Hungary, according to a Hungarian Agriculture Ministry statement.The Hungarian authorities have conducted preliminary tests that suggest the virus is of the H5N1 type of deadly avian flu. Samples have been sent for analysis at a UK-based laboratory of the European Union for confirmation. [click link for full article] [News Source]